Thorlabs
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Test & Measurement Instruments
Lasers & Laser Systems
Optics & Photonic Components
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How Thorlabs hires
Truth index
B 83/100
Median time to fill
33 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
67%
Reposted roles
0%
Thorlabs scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 18 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 67% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 33 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Visa sponsorship
- United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 6
- United Kingdom · Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker, Senior or Specialist Worker)
Overview
Thorlabs, founded in 1989, designs and manufactures photonics and optoelectronics products and systems for research and industry. Its catalogue covers optical components, optomechanics, lasers and light sources, imaging systems, scientific cameras, electrophysiology equipment, optical tables and test and measurement instruments, produced at manufacturing sites in the United States, Europe and Asia including Ely in England. The company is headquartered in Newton, New Jersey, United States.
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Confocal Microscope from Thorlabs
Thorlabs' Confocal Laser Scanning (CLS) Microscopy Systems are compact imaging modules designed to bring powerful confocal imaging tools within the reach of any research lab.
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Aeluma and Thorlabs Unveil Breakthrough with Large-Diameter Wafer Manufacturing Platform for Quantum Computing and Communication
GOLETA, CA/ ACCESS Newswire/ May 29, 2025/ Aeluma, Inc., a semiconductor company specializing in high-performance, scalable technologies, together with Thorlabs, a vertically integrated photonics products manufacturer, today announced a major advancement
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Thorlabs Adds Textured Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrates to Its Portfolio
Thorlabs is pleased to announce the release of a Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Substrate.
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Lab Snacks
Throughout my engineering career, I've come across dozens if not hundreds of equipment suppliers. But there are a few suppliers that leave a long-lasting impression. Thorlabs is one of them. Why?It is quite silly actually. Every time I order a linear actu
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Thorlabs Inc
Thorlabs designs and manufactures system-level solutions as well as building-blocks for the industry, including optomechanics, motion control, optical components, fiber, lasers...
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Thorlabs over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
36
Postings analysed
42
Stack modernity
68/100
Languages
Python17%
C++12%
C#7%
SQL7%
Frameworks & libraries
Qt2%
Supervision2%
Zustand2%
React.js2%
Cloud & platforms
Azure17%
Power BI12%
AWS5%
Azure DevOps5%
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Full Thorlabs tech stack
36 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$88k
Typical range
$34k – $225k
Open positions
34
22
Jobs
Junior
45.5%
Middle
45.5%
Senior
4.5%
Staff
4.5%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 10 | $80k | $52k – $105k |
| Middle | 10 | $110k | $56k – $130k |
| Senior | 1 | $225k | $225k |
| Staff | 1 | $150k | $150k |
Highest paying role
Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure & Operations
$225k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Thorlabs
By role, level and city, against the market · 34 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
88/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
83
38 opened / 35 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
33 days
faster than 37% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
35% ▲
Industrial Engineering
17% ▼
HR
8% ▼
Administrative
7%
Operations
6% ▼
Hardware
5%
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+25 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Newton
Oct 2026
New location: Lafayette
Oct 2026
New location: Lübeck
Oct 2026
New location: United Kingdom
Oct 2026
Added Supervision to stack
Sep 2026
New location: Columbia
Sep 2026
New location: United States
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Added PID Control to stack
Sep 2026
Added Computer Use to stack
Sep 2026
Added Kanban to stack
Sep 2026
Added Scrum to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
14
Hiring now
14
Countries
5
Busiest office
Newton
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Newton
United States
HQ
45 open roles 40 posted in 90 days 18% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $115k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, HR, Industrial Engineering
Ely
United Kingdom
Plant / site
9 open roles 16 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $34k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Product
Bergkirchen
Germany
Plant / site
8 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
Jessup
United States
Plant / site
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $69k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Administrative, Industrial Engineering
Sterling
United States
Engineering / R&D
4 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 50-200 est. staff $93k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Operations, Industrial Engineering
Rochester
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $64k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, HR
Ann Arbor
United States
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 50-200 est. staff $150k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Field & Service
Munich
Germany
Plant / site
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Operations, Field & Service
Lafayette
United States
Engineering / R&D
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Support, Field & Service
Mölndal
Sweden
Sales office
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Support, Industrial Engineering
Londonderry
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $72k Avg Salary
hires for Operations
Bengaluru
India
Sales office
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Sales
Columbia
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Lübeck
Germany
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Earlier presence
Goleta, United States
Newton, United States
Dortmund, Germany
Morganville, United States
Jobs
≈ $43k – $84k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Lafayette
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$69k – $80k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Newton
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$99k – $105k per year • In office • Full-Time • Newton
Python
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SolidWorks
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$99k – $130k per year • In office • Full-Time • Newton
Python
MATLAB
SolidWorks
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$99k – $120k per year • In office • Full-Time • Newton
C#
C++
PID Control
IoT
FreeRTOS
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$84k – $110k per year • In office • Full-Time • Master's Degree • Sterling
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$163k – $225k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Newton
Azure
AWS
Incident Management
VPN
Management
Agile
Scrum
Kanban
ITIL
ITSM
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Service Desk
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$96k – $116k per year • In office • Full-Time • Associate's Degree • Newton
Azure
AWS
DNS
DHCP
VPN
Management
Agile
Scrum
ITIL
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$85k – $110k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Sterling
Verilog
C++
VHDL
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$62k – $70k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Newton
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≈ $85k – $160k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Newton
SQL
Azure DevOps
Azure
Git
Analytics
Power BI
Management
Outlook
Microsoft Office
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