Head of Engineering (Photonics & Scale-up Focus)

The Head of Engineering owns taking technology from one to scale, with primary ownership of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and associated light sources and detectors.

This role exists to turn proven concepts into a product that ships reliably, repeatedly, and at high standards. The photonic subsystem is the pacing item: its maturity defines packaging, integration, test strategy, and much of the downstream electronics, firmware, and software.

This is not a generalist engineering role.

This is a photonics-first scale-up role.

The Role

As Head of Engineering, you are accountable for execution reality, with emphasis on photonics.

You own maturing photonic technology into something production-ready. At the same time, you are expected to develop an insanely steep learning curve across adjacent domains (MEMS, electronics, mechanics, firmware, and software) not to reinvent them, but to understand them deeply enough to make correct sc...