Senior Optical Test Engineer — Production & QC

Lyte AI Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible vacation

Cross-functional teamwork

Job summary

Lyte AI Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, seeks a Senior Optical Test Development Engineer to own testers from concept to mass production.

You will define measurement methods, specify equipment, and collaborate with an external tester integrator to scale solutions across manufacturing partners in Asia. You will drive IQC/OQC stations, perform gauge R&R studies, and ensure traceability through MES integration, SPC, and OEE tracking.

Qualifications

• B.S. in optical engineering, photonics, physics, E or Mech or related field; hands-on test experience accepted.
• 5+ years automating production test equipment for optical products or sensors.
• Hands-on factory-floor experience taking testers to volume production.
• Experience writing equipment specs and managing external builders or integrators.
• Hands-on use of optical test instruments and measurement tools.
• Test automation programming in Python or LabVIEW; C++/C#/MATLAB also welcome.
• Knowledge of MSA, gauge R&R, Cp/Cpk and SPC.
• Willingness to travel to Asia up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Own optical testers from concept to mass production; write specs and lead design reviews.
• Develop measurement methods; build lab prototypes and prove repeatability.
• Deliver IQC stations for lenses and optics before assembly.
• Deliver OQC stations for subsystems; verify performance specs (MTF, transmittance, etc.).
• Set acceptance limits with Cp/Cpk targets and tolerances.
• Correlate subsystem results to system performance with cross-functional teams.
• Scale testers across lines with CM and OSAT partners; ensure tool-to-tool matching.
• Maintain tester health; train operators and write work instructions; monitor OEE.
• Maintain calibration standards and MES data integration.

Skills

Test development

Programming: Python

SPC & MSA

Gauge R&R

Travel readiness

Integrator management

Education

B.S. in optical engineering

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

MTF benches

Interferometers

Beam profilers

Spectrometers

Optical power meters

Collimators

Job description

Lyte AI Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, seeks a Senior Optical Test Development Engineer to own testers from concept to mass production.

You will define measurement methods, specify equipment, and collaborate with an external tester integrator to scale solutions across manufacturing partners in Asia. You will drive IQC/OQC stations, perform gauge R&R studies, and ensure traceability through MES integration, SPC, and OEE tracking.