• Lead the technical development and continued evolution of Lucore’s photonics platform, with substantial ownership of execution and delivery.
• Be the central technical link between theory developers, the electronics team and the Director of AI Applications.
• Work closely with the CTO and CSO to translate their technical and scientific direction into coordinated execution.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor colleagues, aligning teams so customers can make the fullest use of the platform.
• Deep expertise in photonics and a track record of developing photonic devices, integrated circuits or systems from concept to working hardware.
• Proven technical leadership: coordinating multidisciplinary teams, setting priorities and delivering complex projects while remaining hands-on.
• A master’s degree or PhD in photonics, physics, electrical engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, with clear communication across technical and commercial audiences.
• Simulate and design PIC components and architectures.
• Prepare designs for fabrication using foundry processes and PDKs, and support design reviews, tape-out and fabrication iterations.
• Characterize fabricated photonic devices, compare measurements with simulations and feed experimental results into the next design cycle.
• Experience developing patents, working with external partners and presenting complex technology to customers, investors or other stakeholders.
• Experience with photonic computing, optical signal processing, AI hardware or translating emerging photonic technologies into customer applications
• Experience with PIC design, simulation and characterisation, photonic-electronic integration, packaging, foundries or manufacturing partners.
• Experience with photonic foundries, PDK-based design, cleanroom fabrication, optical testing, packaging or European photonics R&D ecosystems.s.
Location: Hannover, Germany (preferred) or Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hybrid arrangement with regular on-site work for development, integration and team coordination.
Employment: Full-time
Start date: To be agreed / as soon as possible