iPronics is seeking a motivated and hands-on Junior Validation Engineer – Photonic Systems with experience in optical laboratory environments to join our growing team.

In this role, you will perform optical and functional testing of photonic subsystems and products, analyze performance results, support the improvement and automation of testing processes using Python, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify and resolve performance issues.

If you are passionate about photonics, hands-on laboratory work, and developing your expertise in an innovative R&D; environment, we encourage you to apply.

Main Responsibilities:

- The validation engineer will be involved in the following responsibilities:
- Execution of optical and functional tests at subsystem or product level, focused on assessing the performance of such subsystem or product.
- Propose and execute improvements concerning the setup and the tests employed.
- Analyze performance results and check for deviations from expected performance.
- Participate in the automation of the involved processes, improving the measurement, the processing of data or the generation of reports.
- Collaborate with other company departments in the dissemination and in the proposal of solutions to correct the issues observed in the analysis of performance.
- Generate detailed reports summarizing the performance of the subsystems or product. If deviations are found,



complement this report with specific analysis of the issues found, methods employed and proposal of solutions.
- Collaborate with company partners in replicating the in-house setups and validation processes in other facilities, transferring processes to them.

Adecuado Candidate Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications or physics.

Experience: minimum 2 year in a laboratory environment using optical instrumentation or equivalent.

Technical Skills:

Knowledge of procedures in an R+D lab environment:

- Good practice when handling sensitive material.
- Preparing hardware for optical setups and assembling it.
- Obtaining power budgets in an optical setup.
- Good practice with optical instrumentation.

Usage of lab testing equipment and its remote-control using Python. Nice to have: Prior experience in an optical integrated photonics laboratory and performing passive and active measurements on SiPh PICs and/or photonics subsystems.

Soft Skills: Reporting, organization, effective communication, attention to detail and to procedures, cautious with delicate components and devices.

What we offer:

- Permanent full-time position
- Flexible working hours
- December 24th and 31st off
- One extra day off during your birthday month
- Private health insurance and life insurance
- Pension plan included
- Flexible compensation plan (restaurant tickets, transport, and childcare vouchers)

📌 Junior validation Engineer – Photonic systems (España)
🏢 iPronics
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