Photonics Process Engineer: Fabrication & Test Lead

Lumina Corp; Town of Cambridge; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care, Vision, Dental Coverage

Training & Development

Paid Time Off

Stock Option Plan

Job summary

Lumina Corp in Australia is seeking a PhD-qualified Photonics Fabrication and Test Engineer to turn device concepts into repeatable, high-yield fabrication flows. The role spans process development, integration, metrology, and yield, working closely with design and test to close the loop fast.

You will own end-to-end photonics process flows, run core cleanroom steps, establish robust process windows, drive metrology, and help improve performance, repeatability, and manufacturability in a

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Engineering, or equivalent is required.
• 2+ years hands-on semiconductor/photonics fabrication experience.
• Expertise in lithography, etch, deposition, lift-off and related metrology tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, own, and improve end-to-end photonics process flows (integration, recipe development, yield improvement).
• Run and refine core cleanroom steps (lithography, etch, deposition, lift-off, cleaning).
• 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 and manufacturability.
• Run post-fabrication test and characterisation to measure design performance.

Skills

Photonic fabrication

Process development

Metrology

Yield optimization

EBL

RIE/ICP

PECVD

SEM

Data management

Troubleshooting

Education

PhD in Physics/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

EBL

ICP-RIE

PECVD

Thermal Evaporation

SEM

Profilometry

Ellipsometry

Job description

Lumina Corp is building a visible-light photonic integrated circuit (PIC) platform, bringing high-performance modulators and related devices from lab to product. We’re looking for a Photonics Fabrication and Test Engineer who can turn device concepts into repeatable, high-yield fabrication flows and continuously improve them.

This is a hands-on role spanning process development, integration, metrology, and yield, working closely with design and test to close the loop fast.

What you’ll do

• Develop, own, and improve end-to-end photonics process flows (process integration, recipe development, yield improvement)
• Run and refine core cleanroom steps (as applicable): lithography (photo/e-beam), etch (RIE/ICP), deposition (PECVD/Thermal Evap), lift-off, cleaning, anneals
• Establish robust process windows, controls, and documentation
• Drive metrology + feedback loops (profilometry/ellipsometry/SEM/AFM/optical inspection, etc.) 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.

• PhD in Physics, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 2+ years hands-on semiconductor/photonics fabrication process experience (industry, lab, or foundry)
• Expert in EBL, ICP-RIE, PECVD, Thermal Evap, SEM (and other typical metrology tools)
• Experience working with measurement stages, optical and electrical probe alignment, data management.
• Strong fundamentals in process engineering: process control, recipe development, documentation discipline
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex process issues end-to-end
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, flexible environment with high ownership

• Health-care, Vision, Dental Coverage
• Training & Development
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Stock Option Plan

Lumina Corp is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.