About SPhotonix -
SPhotonix is redefining data storage by developing revolutionary 5D optical systems inside fused silica. We are building state-of-the-art R&D laboratories to create exabyte-scale digital storage and advanced polarization-control optics. We are looking for a visionary Software Architect to transform our research-grade environment into a robust, industrial-scale platform.
The Role
This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on hardware control equipment and scientific instrument software , not generic SaaS. You will architect the "brain" of our machines (hardware abstraction, machine coordination, real-time automation), leading the transition from a Python-heavy R&D stack to a modular, production-ready system (C++/Rust/C).
Key Responsibilities
- Architectrure & Technical Ownership: Own the control architecture across our optical machine platforms — designing a modular stack spanning HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer), control logic, data processing, and API layers.
- Hardware Integration: Build and maintain integrations for Aerotech motion stages, femtosecond lasers, Zeiss high-speed cameras, and National Instruments DAQ systems, including multi-device synchronization and machine state models.
- Strategic Refactoring: Lead the evolution of experimental Python code into high-performance, deterministic systems (C++/Rust/C) for industrial productization.
- Automation Development: Build proprietary laser-machining software featuring recipe-driven control, calibration/alignment flows, and machine state models, guiding the integration of image/signal processing algorithms into the control stack.
- Technical Leadership: Set engineering standards for testing and telemetry, establish best practice processes, oversee FPGA/embedded work, and mentor and grow a high-performing on-site engineering team.
Qualifications
- Experience: 6+ years building software for complex physical systems (semiconductor tools, robotics, industrial automation, or laser systems).
- Languages: Expert-level Python plus deep proficiency in at least one system language ( C++, Rust, or C ).
- Hardware Fluency: Proven experience with multi-device synchronization, machine state machines, and reading schematics to debug hardware/software interactions.
- Infrastructure: Hands-on experience integrating vendor SDKs/APIs (controllers, cameras, signal generators).
- Process Ownership: Experience establishing engineering processes (testing frameworks, telemetry, CI/CD) in a hardware-software environment.
- Education: Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Electronics, Robotics, or a related field.
Nice-to-Have
- FPGA/HDL/Embedded firmware development.
- Image and signal processing (DSP) or machine vision.
- Prior experience with Aerotech Automation1 , NI , or Zeiss ecosystems.
- Background in photonics or laser micromachining.
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