BECOME PART OF THE NEXT BIG THING IN DEEP TECH
Join a front runner in photonic sensing
At PhotonFirst you join a front‑runner in photonic sensing solutions. It’s a place where innovation, teamwork and personal growth come together. Our team members work on cutting‑edge fiber optic sensing solutions in the world’s harshest environments. You join a great team and company where you get the freedom to experiment and the chance to work with leading customers with whom we are co-developing industrial solutions. This is why team members enjoy working at PhotonFirst:
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 aerospace and defense to infrastructure and other harsh environments, you contribute to smart sensing solutions that help customers monitor their critical assets more safely and efficiently.
‘Cool technology’Â
‘Working on exciting, groundbreaking applications’
‘Interesting, customers’
Team & Work atmosphere
You join a compact, international and diverse team in Alkmaar where people know each other. Engineers, researchers and commercial colleagues work side by side on ambitious projects in an informal atmosphere. We quickly go from idea to implementation, collaborate across disciplines to get the best results and try to stay away from ‘islands’. We enjoy our lunch together and organize many fun team events.
‘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
As we are a small, relatively flat organization, every team member at PhotonFirst gets a lot of freedom to shape and organize both your work and your professional and personal development. We work on exciting, groundbreaking projects. You can learn and work with experts from other disciplines than your own, such as photonics, electronics and software. As we are part of a vibrant ecosystem, you can also learn from partners in the photonic chip industry, visit suppliers and events. We encourage you to ‘go out’ there.
‘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’
LIFE AT PHOTONFIRST
Our key values
Be A tech Innovator
One team
be proactive
Make it work
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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.
We have a very active fun committee that organizes a great diversity of fun team activities with colleagues from many backgrounds almost every month.Â
And the option to buy an additional 10 holidays if you have bigger plans.
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!