Director of Test & Production Readiness for Photonics

Aeluma, Inc.; Santa Barbara (CA); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aeluma, Inc. is seeking a Director of Test to lead the company-wide test strategy for advanced photonic devices.

You will manage internal testing and coordinate external testing at partner sites, driving calibration and data integrity across global operations. You will build and mentor a high-performing team, define test architectures, and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to ensure readiness for high-volume production and long-term reliability.

Formación

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Physics (Ph.D. a plus).
• 10+ years of engineering leadership in Test/Manufacturing/Product Test within semiconductor/photonics; 5+ years leading teams.
• Subject matter expertise in manufacturing test architecture, equipment, instrumentation, fixtures, automation, and test software.
• Experience developing and qualifying test solutions for high-performance photonic devices from development to high-volume manufacturing.
• Proven ability to partner with foundries to deploy, qualify, and scale production test capability.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management with ability to influence executives.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsabilidades

• Manage and grow a team of engineers and technicians to deliver test solutions company-wide.
• Define precise test protocols and architectures across components and final products for high-volume throughput and cost efficiency.
• Develop robust test data infrastructure syncing data pipelines, automation tracking, and results across internal and global partner systems.
• Ensure manufacturing test readiness at partner sites by collaborating across Engineering and Manufacturing Operations.
• Establish and maintain worldwide calibration frameworks to ensure absolute test consistency and data integrity.
• Own the test development function to define future test platform architectures and automation frameworks for next-generation products.
• Drive cross-functional problem solving to address complex test and characterization challenges with data-driven analytics.
• Contribute to product definition, FMEA, DFT, and root-cause analysis to maximize yield and reliability.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Test Engineering

Semiconductor Testing

Data Analytics

Cross-functional Leadership

Educación

Engineering degree

PhD preferred

Herramientas

Test equipment

Instrumentation

Automation software

Descripción del empleo

Aeluma, Inc. is seeking a Director of Test to lead the company-wide test strategy for advanced photonic devices.

You will manage internal testing and coordinate external testing at partner sites, driving calibration and data integrity across global operations. You will build and mentor a high-performing team, define test architectures, and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to ensure readiness for high-volume production and long-term reliability.