Photonic components and sensing technologies for life sciences, semiconductors, and defense
Excelitas manufactures photonic sensors, light sources, and detection modules for precision applications across life sciences, semiconductors, aerospace, and defense. The engineering and manufacturing hiring mix (113 combined roles, accelerating) paired with active projects around preventive maintenance, process standardization, and new equipment qualification indicates a company scaling production capacity while addressing internal operational friction—particularly repeating equipment failures and test efficiency gaps.
Notable leadership hires: Process Director, Maintenance Lead, Accounts Receivable Lead
Excelitas designs and manufactures photonic technologies including LEDs, xenon light sources, avalanche photodiodes, single-photon counting modules, and thermal infrared detection solutions. The company serves global tier-one customers in life sciences, advanced industrial, semiconductor, and aerospace-defense markets. Operations span nine countries across the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, with 5,001–10,000 employees. The product portfolio reflects deep expertise in optical design (Cadence, Zemax, COMSOL in stack), precision manufacturing control (Siemens PLC, CNC, Fanuc), and quality systems (SPC, FMEA), supported by SAP for enterprise resource planning.
LEDs, Cermax xenon light sources, flash lamps, avalanche photodiodes, photodiode arrays, single-photon counting modules, thermal infrared detection, and pulsed laser diodes for sensing, detection, and imaging applications.
Design and simulation: Cadence, Altium Designer, Zemax, COMSOL, MATLAB. Manufacturing control: Siemens PLC, CNC, Fanuc. Quality and analysis: Minitab, SPC, LabVIEW. ERP: SAP. Development: Visual Studio, C/C++, Python, VHDL.
Excelitas Technologies Corp.'s technology stack, projects, and hiring signals are inferred from public hiring and company data — career pages, public listings, and company web presence — then clustered and de-duplicated. Figures are estimates that refresh over time. Read our full methodology →
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