With a background in aerospace engineering, Daan Smit bridges the gap between what clients want to measure and making it a reality. Working at PhotonFirst, his daily impact comes from translating complex challenges into practical, real-world technological solutions.
““What I love about my job is that we are enabling cutting-edge technology into everyday life, to measure things that were impossible to measure before.””
Daan’s drive is rooted in pushing boundaries. Using advanced systems that send light spectrums through incredibly thin fibers, his team creates sensors that capture highly precise data. His work brings this technology out of the lab and into the real world. Whether that’s embedding sensors into Amsterdam’s roads to instantly detect a vehicle’s weight, or applying his aerospace expertise to deploy measurement systems in extreme environments like helicopters and aircraft. For Daan, it’s all about making the impossible measurable.
