--- title: "Home" description: "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.." url: "https://workat.photonfirst.com/" date_modified: "2026-10-06T13:53:44+02:00" --- ###### 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: ## "Cool technology" "Working on exciting, groundbreaking applications" "Interesting customers" #### 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. ## "A lot of motivated colleagues with active working attitude, try to help each other" "Getting motivation, inspiration and learning from colleaques" "Pleasant working atmosphere. Everyone is approachable" #### 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 combine ambition with a no-nonsense mindset. We can quickly go from idea to implementation, collaborate across disciplines to get the best results and truly believe that we need all teams to reach our goals. We enjoy our daily lunch together and organize many fun team events throughout the year. ## "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" #### Freedom & Learning As we are a small, relatively flat organization, every team member at PhotonFirst has a lot of freedom to shape and organize your work and your development. We work on exciting, groundbreaking projects. You can learn and work with experts from other disciplines, 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 and learn about our markets and your field of expertise [ ** GET IN TOUCH ](https://workat.photonfirst.com/contact-us/) [ ** CHECK OUR VACANCIES ](https://workat.photonfirst.com/vacancies/) --- ###### LIFE AT PHOTONFIRST ## Our key values  ##### Be A tech Innovator We are innovative, develop creative solutions and act swiftly. We love to experiment and try new things. We are curious and ‘out there’. We know what’s happening in the market and our field.  ##### Work as 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.  ##### be proactive We prepare well and try to think one step ahead. 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.  ##### 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. --- ## Our latest vacancies [](https://workat.photonfirst.com/vacancies/open-applications/) ### [Open applications](https://workat.photonfirst.com/vacancies/open-applications/) Do you think PhotonFirst is the next light path for you, but you can't find the matching role for you? We're always looking for new talents and welcome open applications with much interest. [](https://workat.photonfirst.com/vacancies/director-finance/) ### [Director Finance](https://workat.photonfirst.com/vacancies/director-finance/) Be the end-to-end owner of finance, financial control and corporate governance within PhotonFirst as member of the PhotonFirst Management Team. Take charge of financial strategy, fundraising preparation, [](https://workat.photonfirst.com/vacancies/system-engineer/) ### [System Engineer](https://workat.photonfirst.com/vacancies/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 our Technology Roadmap; [ ** CHECK ALL OUR OPEN VACANCIES ](https://workat.photonfirst.com/vacancies/) --- ### What you get at PhotonFirst ## More than a job From free healthy lunches to hybrid working, optional extra holidays and support to stay fit, we make sure the conditions are in place to do your best work and enjoy it. [ ** CHECK OUR BENEFITS ](https://workat.photonfirst.com/our-benefits/) [**](https://8894127.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/8894127/PhotonJobs-CaseFilm-HesselTijseling_V1.2.mp4) ##### See how it feels to work at PhotonFirst + 12x - Fun We have a very active fun committee that organizes a great diversity of fun team activities with colleagues from many backgrounds almost every month.  27 days - Holidays And the option to buy an additional 10 holidays if you have bigger plans. € 0 - Lunch PhotonFirst offers a daily tasty and free lunch for everyone.