Thorlabs
Electrical Engineer II (Research Group)
Sterling, Virginia, United States · Mid
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~30% per draw at Level II). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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The bottom of this range ($84,900) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $89,544. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Electrical Engineers (17-2071) · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Backed by a dedicated workforce of more than 3,000 employees worldwide, Thorlabs contributes to cutting-edge research and real-world innovation.
- We know every employee brings unique talents and perspectives that fuel our success, and we seek driven individuals who are excited to make an impact in a fun, fast-moving culture.
- The estimated pay range for this role is $84,900 - $ 110,000 annually Thorlabs values its diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Responsibilities
- Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree preferred.
- Experience troubleshooting complex hardware, firmware, and integrated system issues.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams in a product development environment.
Skills
- Analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design.
- Power supply and power distribution design.
- Advanced Altium Designer schematic capture and multilayer PCB layout.
- High-speed impedance-controlled PCB routing.
- Embedded firmware development in C/C++.
- ARM Cortex or similar processors.
- Hardware Abstraction Layers (HAL).
- I2C, SPI, UART, USB, and Ethernet.
- Integration of electrical, firmware, software, optical, and electromechanical subsystems.
- Troubleshooting integrated imaging systems.
- Optoelectronic circuit design and control systems.
- SPICE simulation.
Compensation
- $85k-$110k
Benefits
- Thorlabs offers a complete benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, a generous PTO package, a 401(k) plan, and tuition reimbursement just to name a few.
This listing is sourced directly from Thorlabs's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.