Optical Module Product Engineer

Arycs Technologies; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and incentive

401(k) plan with 3% company matching

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible PTO

Flexible work environment

Opportunity to make an impact

High visibility

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Arycs Technologies is seeking an Optical Module Product Engineer to own manufacturing performance, yield, and volume-readiness as products move from engineering release to scalable production. You will bridge design, operations, quality, supply chain, and overseas contract manufacturers, using data-driven methods to diagnose yield loss and implement corrective actions.

You will lead transitions from NPI to high‑volume manufacturing, ensuring test readiness, documentation completeness, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in optical module, optical transceiver, photonics, or related high‑precision electro‑optical product manufacturing.
• Direct experience supporting optical module production in a contract manufacturing environment, preferably with overseas manufacturing partners in Asia.
• Proven success improving manufacturing yield and resolving production issues, and transitioning products from NPI into volume manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of optical module architectures, optical engines, laser/photodiode integration, fiber attach, optical alignment, and high-speed interfaces.
• Experience interpreting production test data, optical performance data, failure analysis results, reliability data, and process capability metrics.
• Ability to communicate across time zones with engineering, operations, suppliers, customers, and contract manufacturers.

Responsibilities

• Own production yield performance for assigned optical module products, including yield reporting and root-cause investigation.
• Lead transition from NPI and pilot builds into volume manufacturing with process and test readiness.
• Provide hands-on technical support to overseas contract manufacturers, including issue resolution and ramp support.
• Analyze optical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, and test data to identify yield detractors.
• Drive problem solving using 8D, FMEA, DOE, SPC, and other data-driven methods.
• Collaborate with test engineering to improve production test coverage and data collection.
• Work with design, firmware, quality, and supply chain to implement corrective actions and changes.
• Support manufacturing documentation, work instructions, process controls, and release criteria.
• Identify opportunities to reduce scrap, rework, cycle time, and production escapes.
• Participate in customer and internal escalations related to production quality and manufacturability.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred

Strong technical understanding of optical module architectures, optical engines, laser and photodiode integration, fiber attach, optical alignment, high-speed electrical interfaces, and module-level test

Experience interpreting production test data, optical performance data, failure analysis results, reliability data, and process capability metrics

Ability to communicate clearly with engineering teams, operations teams, suppliers, customers, and contract manufacturers across time zones

Willingness to travel internationally to support production ramps, yield improvement activities, supplier reviews, and CM issue resolution

Tools

QSFP

CMIS

Job description

Arycs delivers power-efficient, coherent-class optical connectivity based on silicon photonics, coherent DSP, and advanced optical architectures. Our solutions provide industry-leading bandwidth per watt, deterministic performance, and flexible network evolution for AI, cloud, telecom, and edge infrastructure. Designed for real world deployment, Arycs Technologies enables networks to scale with growing AI demand without disruptive redesign or hardware replacement.

Role Overview

The Optical Module Product Engineer owns the manufacturing performance, production yield, and volume-readiness of Arycs optical module products as they transition from engineering release into scalable production. This role is the technical bridge between design engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, test engineering, and overseas contract manufacturers. The successful candidate will use deep optical module production experience to diagnose yield loss, drive corrective actions, improve process capability, and support reliable customer ramp execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Own production yield performance for assigned optical module products, including yield reporting, Pareto analysis, root-cause investigation, and corrective-action closure.
• Lead the transition from NPI and pilot builds into volume manufacturing, ensuring process readiness, test readiness, documentation completeness, and manufacturability of released products.
• Provide hands‑on technical support to overseas contract manufacturers, including build readiness reviews, line issue resolution, failure analysis coordination, and production ramp support.
• Analyze optical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, and test data to identify module-level and component-level yield detractors.
• Drive structured problem solving using 8D, FMEA, DOE, SPC, fishbone analysis, process capability studies, and other data‑driven methods.
• Partner with test engineering to improve production test coverage, limits, guard banding, data collection, and automated analysis for high‑volume optical module manufacturing.
• Work with design, firmware, quality, and supply chain teams to implement corrective actions, engineering changes, process changes, and supplier improvements.
• Support manufacturing documentation, work instructions, process controls, training materials, and production release criteria.
• Identify opportunities to reduce scrap, rework, cycle time, cost, and production escapes while improving throughput and manufacturing stability.
• Participate in customer and internal escalations related to production quality, yield, reliability, or manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in optical module, optical transceiver, photonics, or related high‑precision electro‑optical product manufacturing.
• Direct experience supporting optical module production in a contract manufacturing environment, preferably with overseas manufacturing partners in Asia.
• Demonstrated success improving manufacturing yield, resolving production issues, and transitioning products from NPI into volume manufacturing.
• Strong technical understanding of optical module architectures, optical engines, laser and photodiode integration, fiber attach, optical alignment, high-speed electrical interfaces, and module-level test.
• Experience interpreting production test data, optical performance data, failure analysis results, reliability data, and process capability metrics.
• Working knowledge of optical transceiver standards and form factors such as QSFP, CMIS, and applicable MSAs.
• Experience with manufacturing data systems, yield analysis tools, statistical software, and engineering change processes.
• Ability to communicate clearly with engineering teams, operations teams, suppliers, customers, and contract manufacturers across time zones.
• Willingness to travel internationally to support production ramps, yield improvement activities, supplier reviews, and CM issue resolution.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive compensation and incentive plan
• 401(k) plan with 3% company matching contributions
• Robust medical, dental, and vision benefits that promote your health and wellness
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy to support work‑life balance
• Flexible work environment
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a growing organization
• High visibility across the company with exposure to executive leadership
• Collaborative, innovative, and execution-focused culture