Senior Photonics Engineer Full-Time (Must be a Permanent Resident of Canada; no visa sponsorship available)About the Role Senior Photonics Engineer to serve as a key technical leader across their photonics design and test functions.Reporting into leadership, the ideal candidate will guide photonics architecture, define test protocols, drive intellectual property (patents), and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced environment.Lead the design, simulation, and layout of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) building blocks (splitters, filters, resonators, phase modulators) using Lumerical or equivalent tools.

Test & Validation: Define test specs and characterization procedures for optical components and sensing hardware; evolve the electro-optical test architecture and data pipelines (Python, MATLAB, C++). Identify patentable inventions, draft technical disclosures, and support patent filings.



Guide technical trade-offs, direct component procurement, and mentor junior photonics and test engineers.

Partner closely with hardware and electronics teams to integrate optical and electronic subsystems. in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Physics (Optics), or related field (M.Technical Depth: Expertise in PIC building blocks, micro-optical resonators, and optical simulation tools (Lumerical, COMSOL). Proven history of patents, publications, or key technical product milestones.

Experience writing and filing utility patents (photonics or MEMS).

Experience with photonic CAD layout. Prior experience thriving in a startup or agile team setting. #

📌 Senior Photonics Engineer (Winnipeg)
🏢 Darwin Recruitment
📍 Winnipeg