ABOUT US

Join us in enabling the next revolution in the semiconductor industry. For the last 50 years, electronics hardware has benefited greatly from the innovations developed by the semiconductor industry. Silicon photonics, where light is also used in conjunction with electronics in CMOS chips, will revolutionize the semiconductor industry by improving performance, miniaturizing optical assemblies, and enabling completely new applications using photonic integrated circuits (PICs).
At Dream Photonics Inc., we’re on a mission to solve the PIC optical I/O bottleneck in the next generation silicon photonics hardware used for scaling up the AI infrastructure. Based in Vancouver, BC, we design and deliver patented silicon-photonics optical I/O and hybrid integration technologies that enable high-efficiency, low-loss, and reliable links for data centers and AI accelerators. As a strategic partner to leading foundries and optical interconnects innovators, our optical I/O and hybrid integration expertise helps springboard the hardware platforms needed to scale-up AI compute efficiently and sustainably.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience working with word processing software and spreadsheets
• Comfortable making phone calls
• Attention to detail, good communication skills, well organised, self-motivated, interpersonal skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience with grant applications and/or reporting
• Experience working with Google suite, including comments, tags, and suggestion features
• Adaptability to different tasks each week, and ability to prioritise tasks

Dream Photonics Inc. is seeking a part-time administrative assistant (one day per week, in-person) to support the technical team with a number of tasks. The administrative assistant will work closely with the team to identify outstanding tasks, and will carry out the tasks independently. If you’re highly organised, detail-oriented, and an adaptable team player with great interpersonal skills, we’d love to hear from you.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Filling in forms for grant reporting and grant applications. This involves filling in general information on grant forms, and flagging the technical team where needed.
• Purchasing and restocking lab supplies. This includes gathering lists of needed items from lab members, placing orders with vendors, and restocking supplies in the lab when orders arrive.
• Organising and tidying lab spaces. This requires creating an organisation system in the laboratory for samples and parts, and implementing the system, i.e., moving and placing samples, boxes, and parts in the right location.
• Inventorying samples and parts. This includes data entry for keeping current inventory management spreadsheets up to date, and creating and maintaining new inventory spreadsheets for samples and parts.
• Co-ordinating with couriers for importing packages and paying fees. This includes making phone calls to couriers to resolve problems with packages, as well as calling and e-mailing to find customs brokers and insurance brokers.
• Tracking customer orders in the internal ticketing system. This includes responding to and forwarding e-mails, and raising any issues to members of the technical team.
• Planning group social events, including making polls for activities, arranging reservations, and sending calendar invitations.
• Drafting monthly newsletters. This involves gathering updates from the technical team, writing the newsletter, and making edits based on feedback from the technical team.
• Helping with general lab tasks, including but not limited to: installing software for lab tools, printing documents, and taking packages to courier drop-off points within walking distance.