Focused Energy (focused-energy.co)

Focused Energy (focused-energy.co)

Laser Diode Technology Engineer (f/m/d)

Darmstadt, DE

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 79 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentProject ManagementSystems EngineeringElectrical EngineeringFirewallResearchLeadershipCollaboration

About the role

  • Focused Energy is a fusion energy startup with the goal of generating unlimited clean energy to responsibly meet future global demand.
  • With the use and commercialization of laser-induced inertial fusion, a clean and highly efficient power generation technology is coming within reach, suitable to ensure a secure and scalable future energy supply.
  • You will combine hands-on technical leadership with program management, ensuring that what gets developed in the lab can be built and deployed at commercial scale.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Diode Advance Program end-to-end: scope, schedule, budget, risks, and deliverables across all work packages, including next-generation development, exploratory R&D, manufacturability confirmation, subsystem cost reduction, cost modeling, and beam-shaping optimization.
  • Serve as primary technical interface with external research partners on diode bar development, overseeing both an evolutionary performance track and a high-risk/high-reward exploratory concept.
  • manage separate design-review cycles to confirm that R&D designs can be produced at commercial scale. Maintain the confidentiality firewall between competing manufacturers.
  • Drive power-supply and cooling cost-down: manage collaborations with industrial partners to benchmark, redesign, and prototype improved driver electronics and cooling subsystems
  • scout and onboard additional partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multi-partner R&D projects, coordinating external research institutes, industrial suppliers, and internal teams simultaneously.
  • Hands-on experience translating R&D outputs into manufacturable products: design-for-manufacturing, supplier coordination, and prototype-to-production transitions.
  • Coordinate manufacturability reviews with multiple diode manufacturers; manage separate design-review cycles to confirm that R&D designs can be produced at commercial scale. Maintain the confidentiality firewall between competing manufacturers.
  • Drive power-supply and cooling cost-down: manage collaborations with industrial partners to benchmark, redesign, and prototype improved driver electronics and cooling subsystems; scout and onboard additional partners.
  • This is a multi-year, multi-partner R&D initiative spanning leading research institutes, semiconductor manufacturers, and industrial partners.

Requirements

  • Master's degree (or higher) in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in systems engineering, product development, or technical project management in a multi-physics environment (thermal, electrical, optical, mechanical).

Nice to have

  • Experience with high-power diode lasers
  • Preferred: Experience with high-power diode lasers

Compensation

  • We support your work-life-balance by granting you 30 days of vacation per year.
  • We offer a competitive salary and company ownership in the form of stock options, giving you a direct stake in our success and ownership in what we build together.

Benefits

  • Your Success is our Success: We offer a competitive salary and company ownership in the form of stock options, giving you a direct stake in our success and ownership in what we build together.
  • Vacation Days: We support your work-life-balance by granting you 30 days of vacation per year.
  • Retirement Plan: If you decide for a private pension plan, we will finance 15% on top of your monthly contributions.
  • Mobility with NAVIT: We partner with NAVIT to support your flexible commuting needs-whether it's a public transportation ticket, taxi rides or car-sharing you choose what fits your lifestyle.
  • Fitness with Wellhub: We care about your health.
  • Get access to a wide range of gyms, fitness studios and wellness services across Europe through our partnership with Wellhub.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, benefits.

Company info

  • Be part of a cutting-edge company working on groundbreaking research in clean energy and scientific discovery.
  • Work with great people in a dynamic, international environment with top-tier scientists, engineers and professionals passionate about solving global challenges.
  • We are seeking a skilled Laser Diode Technology Engineer, who will own and drive the Diode Advance Program.
  • Innovative Technology & Mission: Be part of a cutting-edge company working on groundbreaking research in clean energy and scientific discovery.
  • That's why we offer a hybrid setup, giving you the freedom to work from our office while also enjoying the flexibility to work from home when it suits you.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment.
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