Inspection Shift Engineer (Night Shift) -(7 PM- 7 AM)

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Immigration sponsorships (US)

401(k) matching

Job summary

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. in Sugar Land, TX, seeks a Shift Inspection Engineer to lead visual inspection of laser wafer and chip production in a cleanroom and to enhance the semi-automated defect detection system.

You will train production staff, monitor yield, and optimize inspection tools. The role requires a bachelor's in engineering or CS and hands-on knowledge of imaging hardware, cameras, optics, and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS.
• DOE and data analysis capability.
• Experience with imaging hardware is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Learn current inspection system and implement improvements for defect inspection overkill and escape.
• Development of visual inspection recipes for new products.
• Perform sampling review of chip photos and collect data for AI model retraining to reduce misdetection rate.
• Review work orders rejected by Outgoing Quality Control department.
• Troubleshooting for inspection issues on work orders.
• Ensure production uptime, cycle time and quality metrics; urgency in resolution of production issues.
• Inspection yield report analysis on a weekly basis.
• Current inspection of hardware tool routine maintenance and new tool qualification.
• Document process changes/updates in SOP format.
• Technical training for operators and technicians.
• Regularly communicate activity status and project updates with colleagues.
• Overtime may be needed for production line needs.

Skills

Cameras & optics

Image processing

DOE & data analysis

Troubleshooting

SQL / Access

Education

Bachelors in engineering

Tools

SQL

Microsoft Access

Job description

AOI is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including hiring, placement, promotion, training, transfer and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, veteran status, age, disability, marital status, or any other category protected by State or U.S. Federal law. Moreover, we endeavor to treat our employees fairly.

We are looking for a Shift Inspection Engineer who will be in charge of our compound semiconductor Laser Wafer and Chip visual inspection to expand the capabilities of our semi-automated defect detection system in a cleanroom environment. Main tasks include visual inspection production line training for variety of product families, product inspection yield monitoring and improvement, inspection algorithm improvement, and regular inspection, maintenance, and optimization of tools/equipment.

Responsibilities

• Learn current inspection system and implement improvement for defect inspection overkill and escape
• Development of visual inspection recipes for new products
• Perform sampling review of chip photos from daily production and continuously collect escaped and overkilled photos for AI model building and retraining to reduce misdetection rate
• Review work orders rejected by Outgoing Quality Control department
• Troubleshooting for work orders with inspection issues
• Ensure production line meet uptime, cycle time and quality metrics, have the sense of urgency on resolution of production issues
• Inspection yield report analysis on a weekly basis
• Current inspection of hardware tool routine maintenance and new tool qualification
• Document process changes/updates in format of Standard Operating Procedure
• Technical training for operators and technicians
• Regularly and effectively communicate status of activities/project updates with colleagues
• Overtime may be needed for production line needs

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science
• Software/ Hardware Knowledge:
• Microsoft Access or SQL preferred
• Skills/ Abilities:
• Knowledge of cameras, lenses, optics, lighting, and others for image capture and processing
• DOE and data analysis capability
• Trouble-shoot capability

Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

Why AOI?

• Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual needs
• Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
• Unused PTO payout at end of the year
• Relocation package available within US
• Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)

We do not accept unsolicited proposals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Contacting hiring managers directly may result in disqualification of submissions.