Process Engineer - High-Power LED Packaging & NPI

Luminus, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401k Retirement Savings Plan w/ EMPLOY

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Life/AD&D Insurance

Job summary

Luminus is seeking an experienced Process Engineer to lead both process engineering tasks and new product introductions for high power LED products. The role balances hands-on packaging development with coordinating cross-functional teams to bring prototypes to production.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s or PhD in a related field, 5+ years in semiconductor packaging, and strong project ownership with travel up to 20% to collaborate with Asian CM partners.

Qualifications

• Master or PhD in engineering, physics, materials, or related fields.
• 5+ years in semiconductor package manufacturing processing (wire bonding, die attach, dispensing).
• Experience with high power LED packages and standard packaging technologies (lead frame, ceramic, heat spreaders).
• Familiar with hermetic sealing, over molding, transfer/injection molding.
• Experience with D/PFMEA for power semiconductors.
• Willing to travel internationally up to 20%.
• Strong ownership and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop recipes for wire bonding, die attach, and dispensing processes for a low volume prototype assembly line.
• Build Control Plan for these processes and track via destructive test monitoring and SPC.
• Publish lot reports, including pareto of yield losses, CpK, etc.
• Transfer recipes, control plan, etc. to high volume manufacturing partners in the Asia region.
• Evaluate new materials for these processes to improve performance or reduce costs.
• Develop high power LED packages for Medical, Life Sciences and Industrial applications.
• Collaborate with Asian Contract Manufacturers to co-develop LED packages from initial concepts through mass production to optimize performance and cost.
• Engage with the Supply Chain for critical Bill of Material items, e.g. prisms, interposers, etc.
• Manage projects and track progress. Update the larger Project team on a weekly basis.
• Generating intellectual property and working with patent attorneys to file patent applications.

Skills

Process engineering

Project management

Team player

Travel willingness

Education

Master's or PhD in engineering/physics/materials

Job description

Luminus is seeking an experienced Process Engineer to lead both process engineering tasks and new product introductions for high power LED products. The role balances hands-on packaging development with coordinating cross-functional teams to bring prototypes to production.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s or PhD in a related field, 5+ years in semiconductor packaging, and strong project ownership with travel up to 20% to collaborate with Asian CM partners.