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title: 'General Applications at Irradiant Technologies Inc.'
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# General Applications at Irradiant Technologies Inc.

- **Company:** Irradiant Technologies Inc.
- **Location:** Waltham Massachusetts, United States
- **Posted:** 2024-11-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-17
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/irradianttechnologies/jobs/4256753008

## Job description

General Applications

Even if there are no open roles that fit your profile, if you're driven by the endless possibilities that our technology offers, don't hesitate to reach out. Use the application below to send us your resume along with a cover letter explaining why you're interested in Irradiant Technologies and how you can contribute to our ambitious goals.

## About Us

Irradiant Technologies seeks to create a revolution in our ability to control and process information with light. Here you'll be part of a team that is not just following the trends but setting the course of technological evolution. We are looking for innovative thinkers, adept problem-solvers, and dedicated professionals who are willing to dive deep into uncharted territories. If you're intrigued by our mission to unlock the full potential of optics and photonics with complete control of refractive index in 3D for applications ranging from flat meta-optics to hyperscale data centers—then we want you to apply. Don’t wait for the future, help us build it.

## Equal Employment Opportunity

Irradiant Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team free from discrimination or harassment. We encourage candidates of any race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status to apply. Applicants with a disability are encouraged to contact us with any requests for accommodation.

## About Irradiant Technologies Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Irradiant Technologies is the world’s first 3D Nano-optics & Photonics Foundry, using proprietary digital 3D lithography to design and manufacture previously impossible optical components for sensing, communication, imaging, display, and computation.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture- and grant-funded)
- **Headquarters**: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2020 (careers page reports 2020, LinkedIn reports 2021)
- **Founders**: Daniel Oran (CEO) and Amos Meeks (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Nanotechnology research / Advanced manufacturing (3D nano-optics and photonics)
- **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises and OEMs in telecommunications, sensing, imaging, defense, display, and computing
- **Mission**: “To revolutionize what can be made by unlocking the full potential of light through and for 3D Nanofabrication” [irradiant.tech/company/](https://irradiant.tech/company/)

## Products & Services
- **3D Nano-optics & Photonics Foundry Service**: Custom design and manufacturing of nano-optical components using a proprietary 3D lithography platform. Capabilities include:
  - Rapid prototyping (hours) and ultra-high throughput (pattering entire planes simultaneously) for scaling from one to millions of parts.
  - Nanoscale resolution (features down to tens of nanometers) and multi-material patterning (polymers, high-index dielectrics, metals, quantum dots, biomolecules).
  - Creation of volumetric optics, multi-layer metalenses, gradient refractive index lenses, and integrated free-space optical microsystems that combine free-space optics, fiber optics, and photonic ICs.
- **[irradiant.tech](https://irradiant.tech/)** (services not further subdivided into named product SKUs)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding and grants raised: **over $20 million** (venture and government grants) [irradiant.tech/company/](https://irradiant.tech/company/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: National Science Foundation (grant), Intel Ignite (non-equity assistance), MassVentures (grant), Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (grant) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/irradiant-technologies)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount: ~27–30+ employees (40.9% YoY growth from ~19) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/irradiant-technologies)
  - Moved into a 25,000+ square foot facility in Cambridge/Waltham area to build out the world’s first 3D Nano-Optics, Photonics, and Microelectronics Foundry
  - Technology validated in academic publication (Science Magazine) and de-risked with functional components
  - Transitioning from R&D to productization with active job openings (3 posted) and growing team

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary 3D Lithography Platform**: Digitally controlled, point-free plane patterning that is thousands of times faster than existing 3D lithography, enabling the same tool for prototyping and mass manufacturing.
- **Unprecedented Design Freedom**: Can create any geometry, true gradient refractive index (continuous from 1.05 to 1.6), multi-material composites, and integrated free-space microsystems – collapsing entire optical trains into structures thinner than a human hair.
- **Rapid Iteration**: Design-build-test-deploy cycle reduced to days/weeks instead of months/years, allowing “speed of software” development for physical optics.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current Priorities**: Scaling the foundry from R&D to high-volume production; expanding team in materials, optics, lithography, and software; building a robust integrated photonic system offering for commercial partners.
- **Growth Direction**: Targeting telecommunications (3D optical interconnects, transceivers), imaging (eliminate cellphone lens bump, miniaturize hyperspectral imagers), automotive/aerospace sensing, and advanced computing.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Deep-tech startup with a mission-driven team of scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Emphasis on pushing the frontier of nanofabrication and translating lab breakthroughs to real-world products.
- **Hybrid/Remote Policy**: Most roles are hybrid (Cambridge HQ). Some internships may be on-site.
- **Team & Environment**: Interdisciplinary – physicists, materials scientists, optical designers, software engineers. Offices in Cambridge and Waltham, MA. Growing quickly (30+ coworkers).
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge 3D nanofabrication technology with a clear path to market. Heavily funded with strong government and venture backing. [careers.irradiant.tech](https://careers.irradiant.tech/)

## Sources
1. [irradiant.tech](https://irradiant.tech/)
2. [irradiant.tech/company/](https://irradiant.tech/company/)
3. [careers.irradiant.tech](https://careers.irradiant.tech/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/irradiant-technologies](https://www.linkedin.com/company/irradiant-technologies)
5. [careers.irradiant.tech/jobs](https://careers.irradiant.tech/jobs)

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