Global Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Corporate headquarters, coordinating strategy and operations across all six Exaktera brands.
Careers · Exaktera
Work on technology that shapes real industry.
Whatever your role, your work supports the technology inside the machines that leading manufacturers build and sell worldwide. Every day, our products are at work in factories, food production lines, and automotive plants.
Where our technology works
The industries your work reaches
Exaktera technology runs inside some of the most demanding manufacturing and engineering environments in the world. Whatever your role, this is what it supports.
Inside every MRI machine
Precision laser positioning systems guide the alignment of medical imaging equipment during manufacture and calibration.
Wind turbine blade assembly
Laser projection systems template composite layup on blades up to 100 metres long, replacing physical jigs entirely.
Keeping food safe at speed
Machine vision lighting systems detect contaminants, broken seals, and mislabelled product on production lines running hundreds of units per minute.
Precision in every metre of cable
Dimensional measurement systems verify conductor diameter, insulation thickness, and concentricity continuously during high-speed cable extrusion.
Pharma lines that cannot fail
IP69K-rated enclosures protect vision and lighting systems through daily washdown cycles in FDA-regulated drug packaging environments.
Zero-defect automotive
Optical inspection systems check welds, surface finish, and component geometry on body-in-white lines building millions of vehicles a year.
A company worth growing with
Exaktera is a photonics technology partner to OEMs and technology leaders worldwide, combining deep application expertise, a broad portfolio and hands-on engineering support. We’re investing and growing, and there are opportunities across engineering, production, commercial, finance and support. It’s a great time to join us.
Growing and global
With 40%+ growth, 375+ people and four manufacturing sites, we’re expanding across every site and function. As Exaktera grows, so do the opportunities for you to take on more, broaden your skills and build your career.
Be known and make a difference
Every site has a close-knit local team, backed by one global company. Your manager knows your name from day one, good work gets noticed, and the people making decisions are never far away.
Work that matters, in every function
Whether you’re engineering, running production, closing deals, managing the books or supporting customers, you’re helping technically demanding customers solve real-world problems. You’ll be challenged, supported and rewarded.
Progress built on capability, contribution and impact
Engineering has a defined L1–L5 track, and commercial, operations, finance and support have equally clear paths as we build roles across the whole company. Progression is earned by what you deliver.
The platform your work supports
4Global manufacturing sites
5Technologies
50+Fortune 500 customers
350+Employees
Where we work
Six locations, one engineering platform
Each site is a specialist operation with manufacturing, R&D or application engineering, not a regional sales office — with the exception of our EU sales office, dedicated to customer support across the region.
EU Sales Office
United Kingdom
Our sales base for the European Union, supporting customers and distribution partners across the region.
Manufacturing & R&D
Freiburg, Germany
Z-LASER: R&D and precision laser manufacturing, with over 40 years of production heritage in the Black Forest.
OEM Manufacturing & Engineering
Cork, Ireland
ProPhotonix: OEM photonics manufacturing and engineering, producing custom laser and LED modules with integration support.
ProPhotonix Ltd.3020 Euro Business Park, Little IslandCork, Ireland
Machine Vision Lighting
Rochester, Vermont, USA
Advanced Illumination: machine vision lighting manufacturing, with North American application support.
Advanced Illumination Inc.440 State Garage RoadRochester, VT, USA
Vision Systems & LED Production
Suhl, Germany
autoVimation, VisioCablePro & LUMIMAX: vision system integration, cable and wire inspection, and high-intensity pulsed LED production.
Open Roles
Current openings
Filter by function, location, and work pattern. Roles span engineering, commercial, and operations across four sites.
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence Data Engineer (m/f/d)
ExperiencedFull time
The Data Engineer – Business Intelligence is responsible for developing and establishing a scalable Business Intelligence capability to support global business growth and decision-making.
- Suhl
Junior ERP Analyst (m/f/d)
ExperiencedFull time
The Junior ERP Analyst supports the implementation, operation and continuous improvement of Exaktera's ERP systems across its global businesses.
- Cork · Freiburg · Suhl · Hybrid / Remote
Engineering
Electrical Engineer
ExperiencedFull time
Seeking an experienced electrical engineer
- Rochester
Facilities
Maintenance Technician (Part Time)
ExperiencedPart time
Routine Repairs & Upkeep: Fix minor plumbing issues (e.g., leaky faucets, clogged drains), patch drywall, paint walls, change lightbulbs, and repair doors, locks, or furniture.
- Rochester
HR
HR Business Partner – Strategic Projects, Programmes & Change
ExperiencedFull time
As an HR Business Partner you will provide HR support to the Cork site, with responsibility for employee relations, change management, internal communications and local people priorities.
- Cork
HR Business Partner | Change & Transformation (m/f/d)
ExperiencedFull or part time
Are you passionate about driving change and actively supporting organizations through transformation?
- Suhl
Internship
Ausbildung zum Elektroniker für Geräte uns Systeme (m/w/d)
Entry levelFull time
- Freiburg
Machine Shop / Mechanical Engineering
Machine Shop Assistant
ExperiencedFull time
Basic machining tasks
- Rochester
Production
Production Assembler
Entry levelFull time
Responsible for electrical and mechanical assembly of products utilizing documentation provided by Engineering Department.
- Rochester
Project Management
Sales Ops
Inside Sales Representative
ExperiencedFull time
Support and advise existing customers while assisting with new business development.
- Remote - Oregon · Remote - Canada Quebec
Send a speculative application. If your background is a good fit we will be in touch when the right opportunity opens.