Optical Test Engineer, Photonic Compute Platform

Acceler8 Talent; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is partnering with an early-stage photonic computing company to hire an Optical / Optoelectronic Test Engineer. You will build and own the characterization capability from the ground up, deciding what to measure, setting up the hardware, and interpreting results to drive device and system improvements.

You will work closely with device, design and packaging engineers to connect measured behavior with design intent, extend tests to temperature-dependent behavior, reliability, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on characterization of photonic integrated circuits and optoelectronic devices.
• Ability to design and execute measurement plans and calibrations.
• Experience building measurement infrastructure from scratch.
• Strong understanding of device physics and how fabrication affects test results.

Responsibilities

• Develop characterization strategies for optical and optoelectronic devices, connecting measurements to device performance and system requirements.
• Build measurement infrastructure from scratch, including physical setups, instrument selection, station interfaces and calibration and reference methods.
• Personally run measurements, interpret results and investigate unexpected behaviour.
• Diagnose performance limits and failure mechanisms, using findings to inform design, packaging, test methods or operating conditions.
• Build repeatable manual and automated test workflows, improving measurement consistency, analysis and throughput.
• Work closely with device, design and packaging engineers to connect measured behaviour with design intent, simulations and fabrication.
• Extend characterization into temperature‑dependent behaviour, reliability and module or subsystem performance where needed.

Skills

Hands-on characterization

Measurement strategy

Test instrumentation setup

Data interpretation

Automation of tests

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Spectrometers

Oscilloscopes

Thermal test setup

Job description

Acceler8 Talent is partnering with an early-stage photonic computing company to hire an Optical / Optoelectronic Test Engineer. You will build and own the characterization capability from the ground up, deciding what to measure, setting up the hardware, and interpreting results to drive device and system improvements.

You will work closely with device, design and packaging engineers to connect measured behavior with design intent, extend tests to temperature-dependent behavior, reliability, and