Optical Transceiver Reliability Engineer - Failure Analysis

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.; Sugar Land, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package within US

Immigration sponsorships

Health, dental, vision plans

401(k) matching

Unused PTO payout at year end

Job summary

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. seeks a Product & Component Reliability Test Engineer to lead reliability testing and failure analysis for optical transceivers and components.

You will identify root causes, address environmental stress effects, and help ensure GR-468 compliance. Responsibilities include qualification testing (HTOL, BDH, TC, ESD), defect detection, and cross-functional project management to improve product yield.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field preferred (Material Engineering/Science, Electronic Engineering, semiconductor, etc.)
• Minimum of one year of semiconductor laser dies experience and photonic integration circuit quality control preferred
• Exposure to analytical techniques such as SEM, EDS, XRD, FIB, TEM
• Experience in debugging and failure analysis techniques of prototypes and products
• Strong understanding of optical communication principles and standards
• Knowledge of GR-468 Generic Reliability Assurance Requirements
• Excellent presentation and reporting skills, organization and multi-tasking abilities
• Self-motivation, dependability, and teamwork with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Work on optical transceivers’ qualification and reliability testing (HTOL, BDH, TC and ESD HBM) and identify failure modes
• Analyze environmental factors (temperature, humidity, EMI) and their impact on transceivers failures
• Identify manufacturing defects, quality control issues, and soldering or misalignment problems
• Detect aging and wear-out components (Tx & Rx) and root causes of failures
• Prepare reliability reports to comply with GR-468 requirements
• Use analytical technologies to determine root causes and corrective actions
• Contribute to quality improvements by debugging and writing production and field-return procedures
• Plan and manage complex reliability test projects across cross-functional teams
• Present analysis results and propose corrective actions to relevant teams

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Team player

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

SEM

EDS

XRD

FIB

TEM

Job description

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. seeks a Product & Component Reliability Test Engineer to lead reliability testing and failure analysis for optical transceivers and components.

You will identify root causes, address environmental stress effects, and help ensure GR-468 compliance. Responsibilities include qualification testing (HTOL, BDH, TC, ESD), defect detection, and cross-functional project management to improve product yield.