Senior Integrated Optics Researcher - Veldhoven, Netherlands
Originally posted 5 August 2026 by the employer.
Develop photonic solutions for ASML’s lithographic and metrology tools.
About the role
As a Senior Integrated Optics Researcher, you will develop and demonstrate advanced photonic solutions for ASML's lithographic and metrology instruments within the Optics and Photonics group.
What you'll do
- Translate optical sensing concepts into photonic solutions for industrial applications. - Define requirements, architecture, and technology development needs for photonic solutions, contributing to the photonics technology roadmap. - Identify concepts and assess technology maturity. - Design and specify photonic integrated circuits. - Define experiments for evaluation of photonic integrated circuits. - Generate new ideas and solutions for current and future photonic applications.
What you'll need
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Applied Physics with 4+ years of experience in integrated photonics. - Experience identifying system-level and technology development needs for photonic solution concepts. - Experience developing photonic integrated circuits: design and specification. - Experience designing photonic components using numerical methods such as FDTD, EME, and FEM and optics modeling software (e.g., Lumerical). - Experience with experimental evaluation of PICs. - Experience with manufacturing of PICs and interacting with foundries.
Skills: integrated photonics, photonic integrated circuits, optical sensing concepts, FDTD, Lumerical
This role has been open 195 days — well above the 81-day median for Optical/Photonics IC Design roles.
Optical/Photonics IC Design · Photonics
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Open roles in category
139
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Median days open
81 d
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Median salary
$195k
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| Metric | ASML | All employers we track in this specialty (139 roles · 30 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 139 |
| Median days open | 101 d | 81 d (+20 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: integrated photonics, photonic integrated circuits, optical sensing concepts, FDTD, Lumerical
Who's hiring in this category
- Coherent Corp · 18 open roles · median 94 d
- GlobalFoundries · 16 open roles · median 83 d
- Lightmatter · 14 open roles · median 102 d
- Lumentum · 10 open roles · median 84 d
- Marvell Technology · 10 open roles · median 39 d
- PsiQuantum · 8 open roles · median 138 d
How we counted: 139 open Optical/Photonics IC Design (Photonics) roles from 30 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.