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Join a front runner in photonic sensing

At PhotonFirst you join a front‑runner in photonic sensing where innovation, teamwork and personal growth come together in one place. Our colleagues work on cutting‑edge fiber optic sensing solutions, in a close‑knit team where you get the freedom to learn, experiment and really make an impact. Below they share how they experience this every day.

Innovation & technology

At PhotonFirst you work with state‑of‑the‑art integrated photonics and fiber‑optic sensing technology that turns light into valuable data for real‑world applications. From aircraft and EV batteries to infrastructure and medical devices, you contribute to smart sensing solutions that help customers monitor their critical assets more safely and efficiently.

‘Cool technology’ 
‘Working on exciting, groundbreaking applications’
‘Interesting, customers’

Team & work atmosphere

You join a compact, international team in Alkmaar where people know each other, collaborate across disciplines and celebrate successes together. Engineers, researchers and commercial colleagues work side by side in an informal atmosphere with room for questions, feedback and a good dose of fun during lunches and team activities.

‘A lot motivated colleagues with active working attitude, try to help each other’
‘Getting motivation, inspiration and learning from colleaques’
‘Pleasant working atmosphere. Everyone is approachable’

Freedom & learning

At PhotonFirst you quickly get responsibility and the freedom to shape your own work, while learning from experts in photonics, electronics and software. Through on‑the‑job training and working closely with experienced colleagues you grow into an autonomous role, whether you are in R&D, production, applications or business development.

‘Being given the freedom to experiment’
‘The work can be quite varied, I’m given the flexibility to take on tasks beyond the scope of my initial role.’
‘The moments I am testing or building or designing something new, I did not before and learning something new’

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LIFE AT PHOTONFIRST

Our key values

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Be A tech Innovator
We love to experiment and try new things. We are innovative, develop solutions and act swiftly. We are curious and ‘out there’. We know what’s happening in the market and our field.
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One team
We care for our colleagues and communicate openly. We balance serious work and constructive discussions with enjoying and having fun. We actively help each other to achieve deadlines and team goals.
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be proactive
We prepare well and always think one step ahead, without going solo. We share our knowledge and learnings and keep the team and our customers informed. We speak up when something can be improved and we help to fix it.
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Make it work
We find solutions, are pragmatic and go above and beyond to deliver robust, working solutions that truly help our customers move forward.

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System Engineer

Leading the entire technical side of our complex engineering projects. These projects include a complete measuring solution for one of our customers or an internal engineering project, directly contributing to…

Quality Engineer

As Quality Engineer, you safeguard product and process quality from development through industrialization to small-series production and delivery. In this role, you operate at the intersection of Production, Engineering, and…

Researcher

You are part of the Research team and bring and expand expertise when it comes to reliability assessment of PIC-based systems and optical fiber sensors. As reliability Researcher, you investigate,…
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What you get at PhotonFirst

More than a job

Working at PhotonFirst is also about how we take care of you outside the lab or office. From free healthy lunches to hybrid working, extra holidays and support to stay fit, we make sure the conditions are in place for you to do your best work and enjoy it.

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Fun
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We have a very active fun committee that organizes a great diversity of fun team activities with colleagues from many backgrounds almost every month. 

Holidays
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And the option to buy an additional 10 holidays if you have bigger plans.

Lunch
€ 100

PhotonFirst offers a daily healthy and free lunch. There’s plenty for everyone. Would you like something specific? Just say it and we’ll make sure you can enjoy it!