🔬 Validation Engineer – iPronics
Are you ready to be part of a team redefining the future of optical networks for AI and data centers?
At iPronics, pioneers in software-defined photonics and creators of the world’s first programmable optical switch on silicon, we’re looking for a Validation Engineer to join our Lab team and help shape the next generation of photonic innovation.
👉 Learn more about us at ipronics.com
🧠What You’ll Do
As a Validation Engineer, you’ll play a key role in our laboratory, collaborating closely with design, integration, and product teams. You’ll be responsible for:
* Designing experimental test plans for PICs and optical components developed in-house.
* Improving measurement flows and data collection methodologies.
* Performing optical and electrical measurements (passive and active) in the lab environment.
* Developing Python scripts to automate equipment control and data processing.
* Conducting SEM inspections of PIC-level structures.
* Creating detailed reports summarizing results, conclusions, and proposed improvements.
* Collaborating in multidisciplinary projects involving validation and testing tasks.
✅ What We’re Looking For
Education & Experience
* Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Physics, or a related field.
* Minimum of 2 years of experience working in an optical laboratory environment.
Technical Skills
* Hands-on experience in photonics lab procedures: fiber cleaning, cleaving, alignment, and setup preparation.
* Proficiency with optical and electrical instrumentation (OSA, optical sources, DC probes, power meters, oscilloscopes, amplifiers, etc.).
* Familiarity with PIC layouts and handling.
* Python programming for equipment automation and data post-processing.
* English level: C1 or equivalent.
* Nice to have: experience in integrated photonics labs, active/passive Si PIC measurements, and SEM image collection.
Soft Skills
* Strong organizational and reporting skills.
* Excellent attention to detail and procedural accuracy.
* Effective communication and teamwork in multidisciplinary environments.
* Careful and precise handling of delicate components.
* Be ambicious
* Be Collaborative
🌟 What We Offer
* Permanent, full-time position
* Flexible working hours
* December 24th and 31st off
* New offices opening in December
* Private health insurance
* Pension plan included
* A collaborative, innovative, and growth-oriented environment where your ideas truly matter
🚀 Why Join iPronics?
At iPronics, we are building the next generation of optical networks for AI architectures — combining photonic integrated circuits, microelectronic design, and advanced software to deliver low-latency, energy-efficient solutions.
Following a €20M Series A round, we’re expanding our team to bring our cutting-edge technology to global markets.
You’ll be joining a passionate and multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists working on real-world innovations with global impact — all from sunny Valencia. 🌞
📩 Interested?
If you’re excited about working at the intersection of photonics, electronics, and software — and want to contribute to a deep-tech company that’s transforming how AI systems communicate — we’d love to hear from you.
And if this sounds like a great fit for someone you know — please share!
See you in the optical future. ✨