Senior Test & Development Engineer, Optoelectronics

Poet Technologies Pte Ltd; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Poet Technologies Pte Ltd in the Philippines is seeking a Senior Engineer, Test & Development responsible for developing, implementing, and improving test solutions for optoelectronic and photonic products from R&D through mass production. This role combines hands-on testing, data analysis, and test automation to ensure robust, production-ready processes.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in electrical/optical testing, strong experience with lab instruments and software such as Excel, JMP,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related discipline.
• 5+ years hands-on testing in R&D or manufacturing.
• Proficiency with electrical/optical test equipment and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and implement robust testing strategies for optoelectronic products across R&D, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing.
• Develop and optimize optical, electro-optical (DC/RF), and photonic integrated circuit (PIC) testing and characterization methodologies.
• Design, improve, and maintain test systems, fixtures/jigs, and measurement setups using appropriate electrical and optical laboratory instrumentation.
• Develop and implement test automation, standardization, and best practices to improve test throughput, repeatability, and cost efficiency.
• Perform data analysis and prepare or review test reports, GR&R studies, tester buy-off documentation, and qualification results.
• Troubleshoot test and product issues, conduct validation, root-cause and failure analysis, and recommend corrective actions using advanced electrical and optical test equipment.
• Collaborate with design, process, manufacturing, quality, supply-chain teams, and external partners to support product readiness, design for testability (DFT), and successful transition from development to mass production.

Skills

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Test automation

Python

LabVIEW

MATLAB

C/C++

FPGA experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or Photonics

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

JMP

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

FPGA design experience

Job description

Poet Technologies Pte Ltd in the Philippines is seeking a Senior Engineer, Test & Development responsible for developing, implementing, and improving test solutions for optoelectronic and photonic products from R&D through mass production. This role combines hands-on testing, data analysis, and test automation to ensure robust, production-ready processes.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in electrical/optical testing, strong experience with lab instruments and software such as Excel, JMP,