Photonics Manufacturing Engineer: Yield & Scale-Up Leader

BOM; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EFFECT Photonics in Eindhoven is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer – Photonics Products to set up and scale high‑volume production of advanced photonics devices. You will drive yield improvements, process optimization and continuous improvement across the production lifecycle.

The role partners with Product Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to ensure manufacturability and cost targets. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in photonics or related fields, hands‑on experience in cleanroom

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in photonics, optoelectronics, semiconductor, or precision electronics manufacturing.
• Demonstrated success driving measurable yield improvement in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of photonics manufacturing processes and optical assembly techniques.
• Experience with statistical analysis tools, SPC, DOE, root cause analysis, and failure analysis methodologies.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles.
• Experience in working in cleanroom manufacturing environments.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the industrialization and NPI (New Product Introduction) processes – from product concept into mass production until End of Life, from an Operations point of view.
• Participate in cross‑functional teams to ensure product designs are manufacturable and meet quality and margin requirements via DFM, assembly, test, reliability and cost principles.
• Ensure product readiness for manufacturing including BOM accuracy and availability of specs, drawings and control plans.
• Push the boundaries of manufacturing processes to support product innovation.
• Work with manufacturing partners to solicit early manufacturability feedback and ramp up projects into mass production.
• Prime contact for selected manufacturing partners on technical matters; act as interface between Thailand manufacturing and Eindhoven engineering teams.
• Lead yield improvement initiatives and analyze defect Pareto data, SPC trends, and failure analysis to identify root causes of yield loss.
• Develop and implement CAPA to improve first-pass yield, throughput, reliability and cost.
• Optimize manufacturing processes including optical alignment, die attach, wire bonding, packaging, test, assembly and burn-in operations.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, DOE, PFMEA and statistical analysis; establish process controls and validation protocols.
• Support equipment qualification, process characterization and process capability improvements.
• Collaborate with suppliers/CMs to resolve process and quality issues; monitor KPIs related to cost, yield, scrap, cycle time, uptime, and OEE.
• Lead troubleshooting for manufacturing excursions and customer-return investigations.
• Support automation and digital manufacturing initiatives to improve repeatability and scalability.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, safety regulations and best practices.

Skills

Photonic manufacturing

Statistical analysis

Lean Six Sigma

DOE

Root cause analysis

Cleanroom experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality systems

Data analytics

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (technical field)

Tools

SPC

MES systems

ERP platforms

DOE software

Job description

EFFECT Photonics in Eindhoven is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer – Photonics Products to set up and scale high‑volume production of advanced photonics devices. You will drive yield improvements, process optimization and continuous improvement across the production lifecycle.

The role partners with Product Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to ensure manufacturability and cost targets. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in photonics or related fields, hands‑on experience in cleanroom