Senior Optical Modules Supplier Development Engineer

Arycs Technologies, Inc.; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible PTO

Flexible work environment

Exposure to executive leadership

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Arycs Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior / Staff Supplier Development Engineer – Optical Modules to lead qualification, development, and scaling of suppliers for advanced optical modules from prototype to high-volume production.

You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to define robust supplier processes, improve yield and cycle times, and drive cost reductions across global supplier networks. 30–50% travel to supplier sites is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• 7–12+ years of experience in supplier development, manufacturing engineering, or supplier quality.
• Experience in optical modules, optoelectronics, or semiconductor/photonics manufacturing.
• Experience with contract manufacturers (e.g., Fabrinet, Foxconn, Flex).
• Knowledge of yield improvement and production ramp, SPC, DOE, Cp/Cpk, and root cause methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end supplier development for optical modules and critical subcomponents (OSA, lasers, PICs, packaging).
• Evaluate and qualify new suppliers across technical capability, manufacturing readiness, and process control maturity.
• Drive supplier industrialization from prototype to NPI to volume production.
• Collaborate with contract manufacturers and suppliers to develop scalable manufacturing processes, improve yield, reduce cycle time and cost, and establish process capability metrics.
• Define and enforce supplier quality requirements, including qualification plans and reliability testing (HTOL, thermal cycling).
• Drive continuous improvement in defect reduction and long-term product reliability.
• Partner with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing to align design, readiness, and ramp.
• Support supplier roadmap development and dual-sourcing strategies.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including capacity and geopolitical exposure.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through process and design optimization.

Skills

Supplier development

Manufacturing engineering

Quality improvement

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/ Optical/ Mechanical/ Materials Science

Tools

SPC

Cp/Cpk

DOE

8D

FMEA

Job description

Arycs Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior / Staff Supplier Development Engineer – Optical Modules to lead qualification, development, and scaling of suppliers for advanced optical modules from prototype to high-volume production.

You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to define robust supplier processes, improve yield and cycle times, and drive cost reductions across global supplier networks. 30–50% travel to supplier sites is required.