Optical Reliability Engineer - Equity & Flexible Start-Up

Inpho; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Inpho, an Ottawa-based photonics startup, seeks an experienced Optical Reliability Engineer to lead end-to-end reliability characterization of InP‑based devices including lasers, EMLs, modulators, and photodiodes.

You will work with Design, Epitaxy, Process Engineering, Packaging, Test, Failure Analysis, and external partners to define reliability strategies and drive product improvements through data‑driven analyses and physics‑based models.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree and 3+ years in semiconductor/photonic reliability.
• Strong III-V device physics knowledge: lasers, EMLs, modulators, photodiodes, PICs.
• Experience with degradation mechanisms in InP devices.
• Familiarity with epitaxial growth, wafer fabrication, and optical packaging.
• Experience with Telcordia GR-468 and JESD47.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability characterization of lasers, EMLs, modulators, and detectors.
• Analyze optical degradation and relate to device physics.
• Develop screening methods and reliability plans.
• Correlate failure data with epitaxy, processing, packaging
• Prepare reliability summary reports for internal and customer use.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Photonics

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering / Physics / Materials Science or related field

Tools

Minitab

JMP

Python

Excel

Job description

Inpho, an Ottawa-based photonics startup, seeks an experienced Optical Reliability Engineer to lead end-to-end reliability characterization of InP‑based devices including lasers, EMLs, modulators, and photodiodes.

You will work with Design, Epitaxy, Process Engineering, Packaging, Test, Failure Analysis, and external partners to define reliability strategies and drive product improvements through data‑driven analyses and physics‑based models.