Posted 23 days ago
Engineer/Scientist packaging - R&D
@ Excelitas Technologies
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
Overview
Excelitas Technologies is hiring a Packaging Engineer for its R&D team to design and assemble packages for lasers and photo-detectors. The role covers the full product life cycle from development through production support. Bilingual French and English is required and the posting states Full-time employment.
Responsibilities:
- Design hermetic, quasi-hermetic or non-hermetic packages
- Create thermal and stress simulation models
- Define assembly and test jigs
- Plan and conduct product qualification and write reports
- Support transfer of products to production
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor or master's degree in mechanical, electrical or physics engineering
- Proficiency with SolidWorks and knowledge of ANSYS
- Experience with electro-optical components and reliability testing
- Experience with technology transfer
- Bilingual French and English, written and spoken
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Laboratory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Encouraged to apply | Women |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics Engineering |
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Excelitas Technologies
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Full company description
Excelitas is the leading provider of advanced, life-enriching technologies that make a difference, serving global market leaders in the life sciences, advanced industrial, next-generation semiconductor, aerospace and defense end markets. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Excelitas is an essential partner in the design, development and manufacture of photonic technologies, offering leading-edge innovation in sensing, detection, imaging, optics and specialty illumination for customers worldwide.
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- Business categories
- Electronics
- Lighting
- Enterprise Software
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- Excelitas Technologies
- Excelitas Technologies Corp.
- Specialties
- LED Solutions
- Cermax Xenon Light Sources
- Flash Lamps
- Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs)
- Photodiodes & Arrays
- Single Photon Counting Modules (SPCMs)
- Thermal Infrared Detection Solutions
- Pulsed Laser Diodes & Emitters
- Power Systems
- HV Power Systems
- Low-Light Level Detection Modules
- Medical Imaging Solutions
- Inspection & Machine Vision
- IR Pyroelectric Sensors & Motion Detectors
- IR Thermopiles & Remote Thermometry
- Defense & Surveillance Optics
- Advanced Opto-Electronics
- Semiconductor Inspection & Alignment Modules
- Imaging Camera Systems
- and IR Emitters and Systems
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- Reported total investment
- 0
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Excelitas is the leading provider of advanced, life-enriching technologies that make a difference, serving global market leaders in the life sciences, advanced industrial, next-generation semiconductor, aerospace and defense end markets. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Excelitas is an essential partner in the design, development and manufacture of photonic technologies, offering leading-edge innovation in…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | LED SolutionsCermax Xenon Light SourcesFlash LampsAvalanche Photodiodes (APDs)Photodiodes & ArraysSingle Photon Counting Modules (SPCMs)Thermal Infrared Detection SolutionsPulsed Laser Diodes & EmittersPower SystemsHV Power Systems |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 15 |
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ENABLE your future through light.
Excelitas is a global technology leader with more than 7,500 employees, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security, defense and aerospace sectors.
ENGAGE with us today and make your contribution to the future! Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL.
We are looking for a passionate Packaging Engineer who will participate in or lead the development of new semiconductor products, namely lasers and photo-detectors for commercial, industrial, automotive, medical, aerospace and defense applications. He (she) will be responsible for the packaging design and assembly process development of those products. He (she) will be involved in the full life cycle of the product, from design & development, transfer to production, and including ongoing engineering support for production and product management.
Your responsibilities:
- Design packages (hermetic, quasi-hermetic or non-hermetic);
- Create simulation models for the thermal and stress analysis of packages;
- Define assembly and test jigs;
- Participate to the development of the assembly process and coordinate the assembly of prototypes;
- Create manufacturing documentation (BOMs, routings, drawings);
- Plan and conduct product evaluation and qualification for new and modified products against appropriate standards;
- Write evaluation and/or qualification reports;
- Support the transfer to production of products;
- Negotiate specifications with suppliers;
- Interact with the product manager and application engineer on product definition, specifications and costing;
- Perform cost, time and feasibility analysis for quote request;
- Attend and participate in customer liaison meetings as required;
- Perform other related duties as required.
Your qualifications:
- Possess a Bachelor or master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Pysics Engineering or equivalent;
- Be a member of the OIQ is an asset ;
- Be proficient with SolidWorks;
- Have knowledge of ANSYS;
- Have experience with electro-optical components;
- Having knowledge in electrical/electronic is an asset;
- Have experience of reliability testing and quality control;
- Have experience of technology transfer and related support documentation;
- Possess solid data analysis skills;
- Have the ability to work independently or within a team;
- Have the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously;
- Have knowledge on TO, PCB, ceramic substrate and lead frame assembly technologies;
- Possess good communication skills and strong motivation are essential;
- Bilingualism written and spoken (French and English) in order to communicate with other Excelitas sites as well as with international customers.
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Minorities/Females/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation
Excelitas is seeking leaders and innovators to join our global team! Visit: https://jobs.excelitas.com/
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