Optical Module Production Lead: Yield & Ramp Expert

Arycs Technologies, Inc.; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Flexible PTO

Flexible work environment

Impactful work

Job summary

Arycs Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Optical Module Product Engineer to own manufacturing performance and yield for optical module products as they move from engineering release to scalable production.

You will bridge design, operations, quality, supply chain and overseas contract manufacturers, diagnosing yield loss and driving corrective actions to ensure reliable customer ramp. This role requires hands-on production support and global coordination.

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.

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.

Skills

Optical module manufacturing

Yield analysis

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

8D problem solving

FMEA

DOE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/ Optical/ Physics/ Mechanical/ Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Statistical software

Manufacturing data systems

Test equipment & metrology

Job description

Arycs Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Optical Module Product Engineer to own manufacturing performance and yield for optical module products as they move from engineering release to scalable production.

You will bridge design, operations, quality, supply chain and overseas contract manufacturers, diagnosing yield loss and driving corrective actions to ensure reliable customer ramp. This role requires hands-on production support and global coordination.