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Senior Photonics Engineer

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory is hiring for Senior Photonics Engineer in Cambridge, MA. Senior level, $82k–$220k a year stated. First seen November 4, 2026; open as of November 13, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Where
Cambridge, MA
Level
Senior
Pay stated
$82k–$220k a year
First seen
November 4, 2026
Listed via
Workday

What the posting says

Job Description Summary: As a Senior Photonics Engineer in the Photonic Systems Group, the candidate will play a critical role in the development of advanced photonic platforms for sensors, LiDAR, and quantum systems. The candidate will work closely with a team of engineers and physicists to model, design, develop, and characterize prototype sensors, systems, and technology platforms. Experience with simulating photonic components and systems with tools (ex. Lumerical, Rsoft, Tidy3D) or other computing environments is desired. Competency in a computing environment such MATLAB, Mathematica,…

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