Photonics Process Engineer: Fabrication & Test

Lumina; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Option Plan

Training & Development

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Lumina Corp in Melbourne is building a visible-light photonic PIC platform. We seek a Photonics Fabrication and Test Engineer to turn device concepts into repeatable, high-yield fabrication flows and drive continuous improvement.

This hands-on role spans process development, integration, metrology, and yield, collaborating with design and test to close the loop quickly and deliver manufacturable results. You will own end-to-end photonics process flows, run core cleanroom steps, and establish

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 2+ years hands-on semiconductor/photonics fabrication experience.
• Expert in EBL, ICP‑RIE, PECVD, Thermal Evap, SEM and metrology tools.
• Experience with measurement stages, optical and electrical probe alignment.
• Strong fundamentals in process engineering: process control, recipe development, documentation discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex process issues end‑to‑end.

Responsibilities

• Develop, own, and improve end‑to‑end photonics process flows (process integration, recipe development, yield improvement).
• Run and refine core cleanroom steps (lithography, etch, deposition, lift‑off, cleaning, anneals).
• Establish robust process windows, controls, and documentation.
• Drive metrology + feedback loops to correlate process to device performance.
• Collaborate across fabrication, design, and characterization to improve performance, repeatability, and manufacturability.
• Run post‑fabrication test and characterisation flows to measure design performance.

Skills

Photonics fabrication

Process engineering

Data management

Troubleshooting

Education

PhD in Physics or Engineering

Tools

EBL

ICP-RIE

PECVD

Thermal Evap

SEM

Job description

Lumina Corp in Melbourne is building a visible-light photonic PIC platform. We seek a Photonics Fabrication and Test Engineer to turn device concepts into repeatable, high-yield fabrication flows and drive continuous improvement.

This hands-on role spans process development, integration, metrology, and yield, collaborating with design and test to close the loop quickly and deliver manufacturable results. You will own end-to-end photonics process flows, run core cleanroom steps, and establish