Senior Project Engineer

Your mission The Senior Project Engineer role supports Menhir Photonics' continued growth, industrialization, and execution of advanced laser technology projects. It is a senior hybrid position combining approximately 60% technical project and program management with approximately 40% hands-on R&D and laser engineering. The role combines deep expertise in laser physics, ultrafast lasers, optics, nonlinear optics, and related technologies with the ability to structure, coordinate, and drive complex technical development activities involving internal teams and external partners. Your profile Key Responsibilities Technical Project & Program Management Plan, structure, coordinate, and execute strategic technical projects and programs, including internal development, customer projects, industrialization, collaborative research, public funding programs, and international development initiatives. Define work packages, milestones, deliverables, responsibilities, dependencies, decision points, and reporting mechanisms, translating high-level objectives into actionable engineering activities. Coordinate multidisciplinary work across R&D, laser and optical engineering, mechanical and electronics engineering, product development, industrialization, manufacturing, testing, operations, and quality-related functions. Monitor progress, follow up on actions, identify risks and bottlenecks early, escalate critical issues where needed, and support mitigation plans to maintain project momentum.