Senior Optical Packaging & Instrumentation Engineer

<p>Ki3 Photonics is a high-tech company dedicated to pushing the boundaries of quantum technologies. We build the hardware and software backbone for quantum networks running over standard telecom fiber. As a dynamic and growing company, we are looking for a skilled technician who can take a system spanning optics, electronics, and mechanics from a blank CAD sheet to a finished, rack-mounted instrument.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What you'll actually build</strong></p><p>You will own end-to-end integration projects. Think: taking an optical source, a set of fiber-optic components, control electronics elements and turning them into a fully packaged, field-ready instrument, with mechanical housing, optics, electronics, and firmware-facing hardware all working together</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You'll be a good fit if you've</strong></p><p>•    Integrated or packaged fiber-optic components and lasers into finished products. Fiber splicing/termination, alignment, coupling, and connectorization are second nature to you</p><p>•    Designed mechanical enclosures and optical mounts in CAD (SolidWorks, Onshape, or similar) from concept to manufacturable parts</p><p>•    Designed and laid out PCBs (ECAD) and understand how electronics, firmware, and optics interact inside a real instrument</p><p>•    Worked with lasers, optical test equipment, and standard electrical test gear (oscilloscopes, etc.) comfortable troubleshooting across disciplines</p><p>•    Mentored or directed other technical staff. You'll be guiding a small team of CAD/mechanical technicians, reviewing their mechanical designs and folding in the optical/electrical requirements they have not accounted for</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bonus points</strong></p><p>•    Background at a Quebec photonics company</p><p>•    CNC machining knowledge, 3D printing for prototyping, integrated optics packaging</p><p>•    Experience with quantum, atomic, or precision optical reference systems</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Why Ki3</strong></p><p>We're a small, fast-moving team working at the edge of quantum photonics, real hardware, real deployments (research labs, telecom, defense), and your work will be the difference between a good idea and something that ships. You'll have real ownership over how our instruments are built.</p><p><br></p><p><strong> Location & work authorization</strong></p><p>📍 <strong>Varennes, Quebec, Canada — On-site, full-time</strong></p><p>🇨🇦 <strong>Must be able to legally work in Canada and relocate to the Montreal area full-time</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>How to apply</strong></p><p><span>Send your CV and a short note about a project where you built something similar.</span></p>

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