• Drive the development of state-of-the-art fiber-to-chip coupling solutions for industry environments - driving mode matching, loss budget optimisation, and packaging integration from component design through production-ready delivery•     Lead the design, prototyping, and validation of specific photonic chip components - from concept through layout, tape-out coordination, fabrication, and packaging - ensuring all deliverables meet performance specifications and schedule targets
• Implement photonic computing architectures on chip; drive innovation and new technology development in the PIC domain, proposing novel components and integration strategies that feed directly into Q.ANT’s product and technology roadmap
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary engineering projects (design, development, integration, testing) from concept to production - working closely with packaging, test, and foundry teams; collect and consolidate specifications from stakeholders and translate them into circuit definitions
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians; provide technical guidance and ensure effective collaboration across all project phases
• Present complex technical findings and design decisions to both technical peers and executive-level stakeholders with clarity and precision

• Strong academic foundation in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field (Master’s degree or PhD); equivalent industry experience considered
• 3+ years of proven hands-on experience in photonic design, layout, and tape-out coordination
• In-depth expertise in fiber-to-chip coupling interfaces, including mode matching, packaging constraints, and loss budget management
• Advanced proficiency in photonic simulation tools (e.g., Lumerical/Ansys, RSoft, Photon Design Suite, or equivalent) with demonstrated ability to produce design-ready simulation outputs
• Solid practical experience with a PIC-specific layout tool (e.g., Nazca, GDSFactory, or Luceda) and advanced Python skills applied to photonic design workflows - automation, simulation scripting, and data analysis
• Solid grounding in optical device characterization techniques and interpretation of optical/electrical test data
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional technical investigations across teams without formal authority and strong communication skills at both technical and executive level
• Proven track record collecting and consolidating specifications from stakeholders and translating them into circuit definitions
• Fluent English; German is beneficial - working language in the team is English

• First experimental experience with TFLN / LNOI
• Understanding of AI or high-speed optical communication system requirements for PICs
• Knowledge of mixed-signal and photonic/electronic co-packaging challenges
• Experience with foundry collaboration and process transfer to external manufacturing partners

• To contribute to the development and industrialisation of technologies and products with the potential to improve sustainability, efficiency and quality of life

• Ability to think creatively, take initiative and get things done
• Excitement to work in a tech startup
• Attention to detail and a commitment to achieving high-quality results
• Interest in working in cross-functional teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Business fluent English language skills

Your Responsibilities 

• Strategic AI Architecture: Define and execute the company-wide AI automation strategy, building and maintaining a cutting-edge internal tool stack (LLMs, agents, workflows, and APIs) tailored to Q.ANT's scaling needs.

• High-Impact Automation: Identify, prioritize, and implement pragmatic AI solutions across all departments—ranging from sales ops, finance, HR, and reporting to engineering and code generation.

• Workflow Acceleration: Partner closely with technical teams to design and implement AI-driven development workflows, including test automation and automated documentation architecture.

• Enablement & Evangelism: Act as the internal champion for AI literacy. Educate, train, and provide playbooks to empower all employees to effectively and safely leverage AI in their daily work.

• Governance & Compliance: Establish strict best practices for prompting, tooling, and safe AI usage, ensuring data security, privacy, and full compliance across the organization.

• Impact & ROI Monitoring: Define and track concrete success metrics (e.g., process cycle times, engineering velocity, AI tool adoption rates) to ensure a strong focus on ROI and operational speed.

• Perform optical and electrical performance characterization of packaged TFLN PICs using e.g. tunable lasers, optical spectrum analyzers (OSAs), vector network analyzers (VNAs), RF probes, and high-speed oscilloscopes
• Execute developed test procedures for advanced lab setups, ensuring measurement accuracy and repeatability across characterization runs
• Document measurement datasets, test conditions, and results to the standard required for design validation and root cause analysis workflows
• Maintain daily lab environment – equipment readiness, calibration status, and safe handling of optical fibre, laser sources, and RF instrumentation
• Collaborate with senior PIC DC experts and cross-functional team members to align on test priorities, flag anomalies, and support continuous improvement of characterization workflows
• Support the availability of packaged PICs for product evaluation by delivering characterization results within agreed lead times

• B.Sc. or completed vocational training in optoelectronics, telecommunications, physics, electrical engineering with photonics specialization, or a closely related field
• Hands-on experience with optical fiber and laser handling in a lab environment – including alignment, coupling, and safe operation; gained through an internship, thesis work, lab course, or equivalent academic project
• Foundational knowledge of integrated photonic components and their operating principles – e.g. waveguides, modulators, couplers, and detectors – sufficient to interpret characterisation results in context
• Solid grounding in lab documentation practice and measurement reproducibility – you understand that consistent, traceable data is the output, not a by-product
• Very good English (written and spoken), or very good German with working English

• Hands-on experience across a broader instrument set: VNAs, high-speed oscilloscopes, OSAs, RF probes, and tunable lasers
• Python programming for measurement automation, data acquisition, or analysis
• Working knowledge of RF measurement principles – signal integrity, impedance matching, S-parameter basics
• Knowledge of instrument control frameworks (SCPI, VISA, GPIB, or equivalent)
• German proficiency (if English is your primary language)
• Any prior exposure to TFLN photonics specifically

As Lead Software Engineer - Photonic Applications (f/m/d), you'll bridge cutting-edge photonic hardware and real-world applications. Your work creates the evidence that photonic computing works: compelling demos, developer enablement, and direct partner collaboration that turn hardware capabilities into tangible success stories.

You'll work across the full stack – from performance-optimized algorithms to developer-facing documentation – helping partners, clients, and investors understand why computing with light is the future.

• Figure out how algorithms make a difference with photonics
• Optimize algorithms and develop performance-critical code (Python, C/C++, Rust) to demonstrate the full potential of photonic hardware through compelling performance benchmarks
• Collaborate with algorithms and software ecosystem teams to refine architectural designs and provide structured feedback from real-world applications
• Work with external partners and clients on use cases and proof-of-concepts that demonstrate the value of photonic computing for AI and scientific workloads
• Build developer-facing assets: tutorials, reference implementations, demos, benchmarks, Jupyter notebooks, and documentation that enable developers to write optimized code for photonic hardware
• Deliver public presentations, workshops, and technical briefings on photonic computing applications
• Manage stakeholder expectations and project timelines across client engagements and partner collaborations
• Contribute to Q.ANT's Open Source initiatives and developer ecosystem

We're looking for a technical problem-solver who gets energized by turning cutting-edge research into production-ready applications, working directly with partners to solve real challenges, and enabling developers to unlock the full potential of photonic computing.

Ready to show the world that photonic computing works? We are looking forward to receiving your application!

Q.ANT is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

• Own the photonic enablement of the open-source software ecosystem - drive integration of Q.ANT’s hardware capabilities into base libraries (OpenBLAS, Eigen, numpy) and AI frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, llama.cpp, vllm)
• Get code accepted into upstream repositories and package managers so that default installations support Q.ANT hardware out of the box - and maintain it long-term
• Serve as Q.ANT’s focal point for open-source software projects - build trust, demonstrate reliability, and represent Q.ANT professionally in development communities such as the PyTorch community
• Guide ecosystem partners of Q.ANT on design, development, upstreaming, and maintenance of their code and packages; deliver technical briefings and training to partners and internal teams
• Enhance the common native photonic standard library, ensuring frictionless, vendor-agnostic use across the software ecosystem
• Align closely with internal teams - algorithms, compiler, device control, infrastructure, system architecture - and bridge external community requirements back into Q.ANT’s development roadmap

• Design, lead, and deliver the Q.ANT compiler stack - shape the LLVM/MLIR-based compilation framework for photonic computing
• Define the MLIR dialect for Q.ANT and build the path into the hardware interfaces and co-design the system architecture and Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)
• Shape the hardware design point to ensure large parts of algorithms can execute on-device with high parallelism, low latency, and maximum utilization
• Provide technical guidance to algorithm and application teams - help internal teams develop and optimize high-performance compute kernels for photonic execution
• Drive profiling and performance analysis - analyze compiler-generated code to identify bottlenecks and optimization opportunities
• Lead collaboration with external partners and internal teams (system engineering, architecture, ASIC design) - coordinate compiler stack development while ensuring cohesive design across the hardware/software stack
• Contribute to Q.ANT's Open Source initiatives - engage with the LLVM/MLIR community and Open Source development practices

• Own and drive end-to-end tape-outs: lead circuit coordination, layout integration, DRC sign-off, documentation, and release readiness across multiple concurrent projects
• Act as the primary interface to foundries and external fabrication partners – aligning designs to process constraints, resolving design rule conflicts, and ensuring correct execution
• Contribute to PDK development and validation, and continuously improve the design workflow through automation, layout reuse, and review practice improvements
• Mentor junior engineers on photonic layout, verification, and tape-out best practices; spread a culture of rigour and ownership across the PIC team
• Feed design insights into Q.ANT’s photonic technology roadmap, proposing new components and optimisation strategies

Q.ANT is building photonic processing systems that compute with light – delivering a scalable, energy-efficient alternative to transistor-based architectures for next-generation AI and HPC applications.

As our Project Management Assistant (m/f/d) you are the operational engine that keeps our photonic computing projects on track. 

You will act as a vital link between the Product Owner, Project Manager, and our cross functional technical teams. This role is about providing maximum team leverage by maintaining structured overviews of technical developments and ensuring that our complex project plans are translated into precise, actionable workflows.

Your Responsibilities

• Operational Force Multiplier: Support the Product Owner and Project Manager in planning, coordinating, and tracking complex photonic projects to ensure the team remains focused on strategic decisions.
• Documentation Architecture: Own and maintain the integrity of project documentation, including schedules, technical records, action items, and status reports to ensure accuracy and accessibility.
• Meeting & Workshop Mastery: Facilitate meetings, workshops, and stand-ups, ensuring smooth communication and that every session results in clear, tracked deliverables.
• Milestone & Dependency Tracking: Maintain a clear overview of project backlogs, technical dependencies, and milestones, providing high-level transparency to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strategic Reporting Support: Assist in preparing sophisticated project dashboards, presentations, and reports for management, translating technical progress into structured updates.
• Process Excellence: Ensure strict adherence to project templates and agile workflows (Scrum/Kanban), contributing to the continuous improvement of efficient reporting mechanisms.

• Define and execute Q.ANT's developer community strategy - conceive, plan, and run forums, meetups, hackathons, and engagement activities that grow an active developer base around photonic computing
• Represent Q.ANT as a speaker and known face at conferences, meetups, and community events - present confidently, engage technical audiences, and build lasting relationships with developers, researchers, and partners
• Cultivate deep relationships with key developer advocates, early adopters, and technical influencers – engage 1:1, gather feedback, and build a network of photonic computing champions who amplify Q.ANT's reach
• Create and curate technical content - author blog posts, tutorials, whitepapers, and articles that keep developers engaged and drive adoption of Q.ANT's technology
• Develop hands-on learning materials - create tutorials, code examples, and reference implementations for workshops, hackathons, and self-paced developer onboarding
• Serve as the technical interface to clients, partners, and prospects - answer technical questions, run workshops, and ensure developers succeed with Q.ANT hardware
• Establish Q.ANT as a recognized thought leader in the photonic computing community through strategic, high-quality technical content and active engagement on developer platforms (GitHub, Stack Overflow, Reddit, X) and social media
• Coordinate with internal technical teams and marketing communications to ensure content, messaging, and engagement activities are aligned with Q.ANT's product roadmap and brand

• Optimize and maintain the process of record (POR) for photonic integrated circuit (PIC) manufacturing to maximize yield, stability (Cp & Cpk), and product quality.

• Conduct root-cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and drive process improvements across PIC, Assembly, R&D, and Quality Management teams.

• Perform production trials (DoE) to align process windows, investigate interactions of processes, and integrate new processes, materials, or equipment.

• Develop and manage databases, user interfaces, and data-driven tools to enable process tracking, analysis, and decision-making.

• Collaborate across functions, driving communication and alignment between engineering, production, and quality teams.

• Identify cross-correlations and patterns in manufacturing data, proposing solutions that improve efficiency, reproducibility, and long-term scalability.

• Lead photodiode and laser integration projects on PICs across the full workflow: design, build, characterization, and validation.
• Perform hands-on PIC testing, optical alignment, and system bring-up, including signal readout and performance evaluation.
• Collaborate with photonics, electronics, and packaging teams; coordinate suppliers, service providers, and research partners.
• Ensure configuration control of process flows and maintain clear decision and action logs.
• Introduce automation strategies for characterization and propose new process trials based on results.
• Optimize integration yield and throughput; track KPIs including assembly yield, responsivity, TIA SNR, bandwidth, schedule adherence, cost per channel, and risks mitigated.

• Algorithmic Innovation: Rethink, design, and create new algorithms for LLMs tailored to photonic capabilities, optimizing existing algorithm layers to achieve breakthrough performance. 
• Modeling & Simulation: Project, model, and simulate the performance and scalability of advanced LLM architectures to ensure future systems can leverage them with maximum confidence.
• Hardware-Software Co-Design: Inform and collaborate tightly with the PIC (Photonic Integrated Circuit) and Systems Architecture teams to define the design points of future hardware generations based on algorithmic requirements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the vital link bridging software and hardware architecture discussions, aligning closely with the overall vision and direction of the algorithms and applications team. 
• Ownership & Initiative: Drive your research with a high degree of freedom, moving from first principles to concrete, inventive solutions that push the boundaries of what is possible in analog/digital electronics and photonics.

What You Will Do

• Build our operations capabilities from the ground up to support the assembly of Native Processing Servers, ensuring a seamless transfer from R&D to scalable production.
• Lead the hands-on assembly, testing, and debugging of high-frequency electronics and processor-based systems.
• Develop and refine production workflows, test procedures, and assembly standards to ensure repeatability and scalability.
• Optimize lab setups and equipment utilization to reduce testing overhead and costs, making data-driven decisions on resource allocation.
• Supervise freelancers and external contributors, ensuring they maintain high-level system understanding during assembly.
• Identify and resolve integration and performance bottlenecks, performing root-cause analysis across optical, electrical, and software boundaries.
• Create and maintain accurate test protocols, assembly instructions, and technical process documentation.

Your Responsibilities:

• Strategic IP Architecture: Develop and evolve a forward-looking patent strategy that synchronizes Q.ANT’s breakthroughs with global business objectives for a sustainable competitive advantage.
• Innovation Extraction: Partner with R&D and Executive Leadership to identify and prioritize patentable breakthroughs, transforming deep-tech into high-value, enforceable global assets.
• Portfolio Mastery: Take full ownership of the international patent lifecycle - from disclosure to enforcement - ensuring a robust and commercially dominant IP portfolio (EP, US, PCT).
• FTO Governance: Secure market power through proactive Freedom-to-Operate analyses and competitive monitoring, neutralizing IP risks before they impact the technology roadmap.
• Investor Readiness: Deliver sophisticated IP reporting and due diligence, providing transparency and actionable insights for investors, partners, and the C-suite.
• Institutional IP Culture: Foster high-performance IP awareness within technical teams to accelerate the transition from lab invention to protected corporate asset.

• High complexity: Developing novel high-density photonic packaging concepts that simultaneously address thermal management, optical alignment, RF signal integrity, and manufacturability – an area with few industry precedents
• Strategic freedom: Broad autonomy to define requirements, select suppliers, and design technical strategies within strategic goals and budgetary limits
• Decision authority: Direct influence on supplier relationships, product architecture decisions, and program economics
• Innovation mandate: Implementation of at least one new packaging material, process, or architecture annually that becomes differentiating IP for the company
• Real-world impact: Your work directly enables technology already deployed in production at world-leading institutions like the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre

Within your first 18-24 months, you will:

• Achieve leading-edge integration density and performance through innovative packaging architectures that enable our photonic processors to deliver up to 30x energy efficiency vs. conventional systems
• Minimize integration risks and rework through rigorous supplier verification and quality assurance
• Contribute to competitive advantage by accelerating time-to-market and optimizing cost-performance trade-offs in the rapidly scaling photonic computing market
   

Key responsibilities:

• Cross-functional leadership: Coordinate internal R&D, system engineering, manufacturing, and test teams to align packaging solutions with overall product architecture
• Supplier engagement & interface role: Act as the primary point of contact for suppliers, ensuring alignment on technical goals, schedules, and deliverables, including contract management and negotiation
• Project control: Plan and oversee multi-party R&D projects, tracking milestones, budgets, and risks, while ensuring deliverables are verified and integrated into final systems
• Technical specification: Define complete packaging requirements, including optical coupling techniques, thermal management strategies, RF signal integrity, and hermetic sealing methods
• Quality assurance: Ensure supplier quality ratings maintain ≥95% on-time delivery with zero critical defects, and packaging costs remain within ±5% of budgeted targets

• More than 5 years of experience in hybrid packaging, photonics assembly, optoelectronic integration, or related high-density interconnect technologies
• Proven track record in managing supplier-led R&D and packaging projects, from requirements definition through to integration and validation
• Hands-on experience with PICs, laser sources, photodetectors, analog electronics, and mixed-signal integration
• Master's or PhD in Photonics, Optoelectronics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field

• Optical coupling techniques (butt-coupling, lens coupling, fiber array integration)
• Thermal management strategies for high-power photonic devices
• Understanding and enhancement of RF signal integrity for highest performance in different high density interconnects
• Packaging material science (polymers, ceramics, metals) and hermetic sealing methods
• Relevant standards for reliability and environmental testing (e.g., Telcordia, JEDEC)

• Familiarity with CAD tools for photonics/electronics packaging, optical simulation software, and statistical process control
  

• Exceptional ability to lead cross-functional teams across R&D, system engineering, manufacturing, and test domains
• Skilled in negotiation and contract management with external suppliers and R&D partners
• Strong systems thinking to balance optical, electrical, thermal, and mechanical requirements simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical trade-offs to management and stakeholders

• Fluent in English; German or other European language beneficial

• Experience with photonic integrated circuit (PIC) packaging for AI or HPC applications
• Knowledge of high-speed digital interfaces and their integration with photonic systems
• Familiarity with scaling systems from prototype to volume production
• Understanding of supply chain management and material supplier ecosystems in photonics

What You Will Do

• Design and execute high-speed (GHz-regime) characterization routines for TFLN PICs and photodiodes; perform experimental verification and statistical analysis to extract key performance parameters
• Define, design, build, and develop optical and RF test setups - including probe-station configuration, calibration, routines, and continuous optimization
• Develop Python, LabVIEW, and MATLAB tools for measurement automation, data acquisition, and analysis

• Contribute to the full photodiode-PIC hybrid integration lifecycle - from concept and design coordination through assembly, validation, and packaging
• Feed performance insights back to design and manufacturing; propose new components and optimization strategies for the technology and product roadmap

• Schedule and prioritize characterization campaigns in line with project milestones and R&D priorities; coordinate external suppliers, service providers, and research partners
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and technicians in device testing, data acquisition, and analysis
• Ensure adherence to lab safety standards and equipment-handling protocols, and maintain rigorous documentation of methods, code, and results

• Ph.D. or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, photonics, or a related field
• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in industry or research, including at least 1 year in GHz-regime high-speed photonic device testing

• Deep understanding of LNOI (lithium niobate on insulator) device physics and applications, including high-speed modulation, detection, and RF signal integrity; hands-on TFLN experience is a strong plus
• Proven experience in photodiode characterization and hybrid photonic-electronic integration
• Strong hands-on experience with high-speed instrumentation: VNAs, high-speed oscilloscopes, optical spectrum analyzers, RF probes, and tunable lasers, including calibration methods for optical and RF systems
• Solid programming skills in Python required for measurement automation and data analysis, LabVIEW and MATLAB skills are advantageous
• Practical experience in PIC testing, optical and RF probe-station measurements, optical alignment, and optoelectronic system bring-up

• Experience mentoring or supervising junior engineers in lab environments
• Strong communicator who coordinates effectively across cross-functional teams and external partners, and influences technical direction without formal authority
• Structured, problem-solving mindset with ownership of experimental outcomes
• Fluent English skills are a must; German is beneficial

• Install, set up, and qualify production equipment to ensure reliable and efficient manufacturing operations.

• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, and troubleshooting of photonic and electronic systems during bring-up and validation.

• Develop and standardize equipment setup procedures, assembly sequences, and work instructions for scalable production.

• Identify and resolve system or equipment issues through structured root cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Collaborate with suppliers, technicians, and internal teams to optimize equipment performance and system integration.

• Drive continuous improvement in production using Lean, 6S, and similar methodologies to increase efficiency and reduce downtime.

Q.ANT is building photonic processing systems that compute with light—delivering a scalable, energy-efficient alternative to transistor-based architectures for next-generation AI and HPC (High-Performance Computing) applications.

 
Breakthrough hardware doesn't ship itself. As our Senior Project Manager / Product Owner (m/f/d), your mission is to bring structure, visibility, and momentum to one of the most technically complex product development environments in European Deep Tech. This is an ownership role. You will bridge the gap between advanced prototyping and market-ready Native Processing Servers, ensuring we deliver on schedule and on scope.

Your Responsibilities

• Product Ownership: Drive project delivery using a blend of agile and classical methodologies, facilitating sprint planning, backlog refinement, and review cycles.

• Backlog & Roadmap Management: Prioritize the product backlog and translate high-level strategy into structured project plans and clear milestones.

• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary interface between technical teams and leadership to clarify scope, progress, and expectations.

• Risk Management: Proactively track progress and manage risks, technical dependencies, and resource needs for transparent reporting.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Align engineering, research, and operations teams to manage technical interdependencies and achieve project goals.

• Education: University degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Microsystems Engineering, Optics, or a related technical field.

• Experience: Several years of proven experience as a Project Manager or Product Owner, ideally within complex hardware or deep-tech environments.

• Project Management Proficiency: Deep practical understanding of both traditional and agile frameworks applied to physical product development.

• Technical Integration: Ability to maintain a high-level overview of complex systems and translate technical breakthroughs into executable roadmaps.

• Subject Matter Expertise: Profound understanding of analog electronic and photonic systems to collaborate effectively with world-class physicists and engineers.

• Communication: Fluent in English (working language); German proficiency is a strong advantage for local stakeholder coordination.

• Drive the further development of Q.ANT’s in-house fabrication database into a robust, production-ready platform
• Design, build, and maintain an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) tailored to user needs across multiple teams
• Develop data mining and analysis tools to identify correlations between fabrication process parameters and physical device behavior
• Enable automated traceability of process steps, results, and deviations across the full manufacturing value chain
• Act as the primary interface for database-related topics, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders (manufacturing, physics, engineering, and data teams)
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, understandable insights for non-expert users

• High degree of ownership and freedom: You will independently shape the architecture, workflows, and solutions for our in-house fabrication database and analysis tools.
• Creative problem-solving: You will design tailored data mining and analysis approaches for diverse, real-world fabrication use cases.
• Cross-functional impact: Your solutions will be used by engineers from different disciplines, making your work highly visible and business-critical.
• End-to-end perspective: You will enable traceability of successes and failures across the entire manufacturing process, contributing directly to product quality and scalability.

• Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Background or strong interest in physics, semiconductor manufacturing, or photonics is a strong advantage
• Proven experience in building, managing, and scaling databases and data platforms
• Hands-on experience in data mining, data analysis, or applied data science
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams and managing diverse technical requirements

Technical Skills

• Strong programming skills in Python
• Solid experience with SQL and database design
• Experience with user management and access control systems
• Experience developing user-facing tools or GUIs is highly desirable
• Experience developing Web-based UI for data visualization and analysis platform as you will be incharge of design and implementation of web interfaces for fabrication data exploration

Ways of Working

• Very high level of self-leadership and ownership
• Strong solution-oriented mindset with the ability to prioritize and structure complex topics
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• High curiosity, intrinsic motivation, and willingness to explore cross-correlations in complex data sets

Languages

• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• German or another European language is a plus

Your Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing Architecture: Analyze needs and develop sophisticated sourcing strategies aligned with business goals and long-term category planning.

• Supply Chain Resilience: Drive proactive risk management through second-source strategies, frame agreements, and supplier stewardship to secure critical goods and services.

• Innovation & NPI Integration: Ensure seamless new product introductions (NPI) by bridging engineering requirements and supplier capabilities within the Product Development Process.

• Lateral Leadership: Operate as the connective tissue across R&D, Finance, Project Management, Production, and Quality – coordinating complex interfaces without formal authority and driving cross-functional alignment.

• High-Stakes Negotiation: Design and execute advanced negotiation strategies with full authority to secure optimal terms with global partners.

• Strategic Market Intelligence: Build and apply deep market insights into semiconductor and electronics supply markets to anticipate bottlenecks, identify opportunities, and inform make-or-buy decisions.

To turn our vision into reality, we are seeking a Working Student Operations (m/f/d) to join our team. In this versatile role, you will act as a dynamic support pillar across our Operations Unit, balancing administrative precision with hands-on technical support. Reporting directly to the Operations Leadership, you will be the "go-to" person for solving day-to-day action items, ensuring our key players can focus on high-level performance while you drive essential operational tasks to success.

Your Responsibilities

• Operational Execution: Take full ownership of assigned tasks across various groups, driving them from initiation to completion with high reliability.

• Supply Chain Management: Support SCM through meticulous documentation and the organization of supplier-related activities.

• Technical Assembly Support: Assist in assembly processes and maintain rigorous Technical Documentation standards to ensure production quality.

• PIC & Quality Assistance: Support task coordination within the Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) group and assist the Quality department with audits and compliance documentation.

• Cross-Functional Coordination: Act as a liaison between different operational groups to streamline communication and improve inter-departmental workflows.

• Performance Optimization: Contribute to KPI improvements by reducing stakeholder workload and  process bottlenecks.