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Senior Laser Development Physicist at OpticSolution · Trevo
Location: Rehovot
A leading company in its field, with sites in Israel and globally, specializing in the development, manufacturing, and sales of unique electro-optical systems for world-leading tier-1 companies, is seeking an experienced Physicist for advanced laser system development.
We are looking for a Physicist with substantial experience in laser development who combines deep physics insight with strong engineering and practical execution capabilities. The ideal candidate can take a physical concept or requirement from analysis and design through experimentation, integration, and performance validation in a fully functioning system.
This is a hands-on development role, combining design and analysis with practical laboratory work, experiments, alignments, troubleshooting, and system integration. You will join a broad multidisciplinary R&D team and collaborate closely with system, optics, electronics, electrical, mechanical, thermal, control, software, and integration engineers.
What you'll do
Physical and optical development and design of electro-optical subsystems.
Collaborating on the definition of laser architecture and physical solutions according to system performance requirements.
Performing physical and optical calculations and analyses.
Selecting and adapting laser sources, optical components, fibers, and fiber-optic components.
Planning experiments and proofs-of-concept (PoC) to evaluate solutions and mitigate technological risks.
Setting up and aligning laser systems and optical experiments in the laboratory.
Characterizing performance, analyzing results, and drawing conclusions for design iteration.
Performing troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of physical, optical, and system failures.
Actively participating in subsystem integration and overall system performance verification.
Partnering in defining requirements and interfaces for electronics, power, cooling, control, and mechanical systems.
Authoring design documentation, specifications, test reports, and Verification & Validation (V&V) documents.
Supporting the transition from development to production, as well as maintaining and upgrading existing systems.
Requirements
M.Sc. in Physics – Mandatory.
Extensive, proven experience in laser system development.
Substantial hands-on experience working in a laser laboratory.
Deep understanding of laser physics and optics.
Experience in setting up and characterizing complex optical and electro-optical systems.
Strong ability to translate physical models into practical engineering solutions.
Experience in experiment design, measurement, data analysis, and performance verification.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for a physicist who loves building and developing, not just conducting pure research.
A professional with strong physical curiosity, solid analytical thinking, and a practical mindset—equally comfortable working with theoretical models/calculations and hands-on with open hardware on the optical bench.
Well-suited for someone who enjoys tackling complex, open-ended problems that often push the boundaries of physical and technological limits.
Able to take an open problem, analyze it, propose alternatives, perform trade-offs between performance, risks, cost, and timelines, and drive the solution through to complete implementation and verification.
Requires a combination of technical depth, creativity, autonomy, teamwork, and the ability to operate in a demanding and dynamic environment.
High degree of personal accountability and full ownership of tasks—from understanding requirements and physics concepts through design and testing to a stable, reproducible system that meets all targets.
Reporting to: Physics Domain Manager
Nice to have
Ph.D. in relevant fields – Significant
Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment – Significant
Experience with high-power lasers, fiber lasers, solid-state lasers, optical amplifiers, or beam delivery systems – Significant
Familiarity with cooling systems, power systems, control, and laser safety