Optical Backend Module Engineer - Process & Yield Lead

HR on Demand; Hutto (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HR on Demand is seeking a Backend Module Engineer to own and improve backend assembly, packaging, and test processes for optical transceiver modules, including TOSA/ROSA sub-assembly and final integration.

You will develop process specifications, work instructions, and test procedures; lead yield improvements via SPC and DOE; troubleshoot equipment; support NPI with R&D; monitor key metrics and ensure safety in a cleanroom environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend module/process engineering in optical transceiver or related electronics manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with optical sub-assembly processes (TOSA/ROSA, fiber alignment, laser welding, epoxy dispensing, wire bonding).
• Familiarity with module-level testing (optical/electrical parametric testing, BER, reliability).
• Strong understanding of SPC, DOE, Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve backend assembly processes for optical transceivers, including sub-assembly, packaging, and final integration.
• Develop, validate, and document manufacturing process specifications, work instructions, and test procedures.
• Drive yield improvements through root cause analysis and SPC/DOE.
• Troubleshoot equipment and process issues on the production floor and coordinate with maintenance and equipment teams.
• Support NPI by transferring new designs into backend production and collaborating with R&D.
• Monitor process metrics (yield, first-pass rate, cycle time, scrap) and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with quality to support failure analysis and CAR/8D.
• Support equipment qualification and process capability studies for new tooling.
• Ensure compliance with safety, ESD, and cleanroom protocols.
• Train production staff on process standards and best practices.
• Contribute to capacity planning and scale-up as production volumes increase.

Skills

Backend process engineering

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

DOE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

HR on Demand is seeking a Backend Module Engineer to own and improve backend assembly, packaging, and test processes for optical transceiver modules, including TOSA/ROSA sub-assembly and final integration.

You will develop process specifications, work instructions, and test procedures; lead yield improvements via SPC and DOE; troubleshoot equipment; support NPI with R&D; monitor key metrics and ensure safety in a cleanroom environment.