Senior Photonics IC Test Engineer - Flexible Schedules

Prattwhitney; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) match

Relocation assistance

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Job summary

RTX’s Surface Radars and Sensors Center seeks a Senior Photonics Integrated Circuit Test Engineer to advance testing across PICs, wafers, and sub‑assemblies for wideband electronic‑photonics programs.

You will implement robust test methodologies, participate in component selection, and design fixtures to expand benchtop capabilities while mentoring staff and collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Lab experience in optical engineering tests, optical alignment systems, fiber‑waveguide coupling, and/or design verification testing.
• Experience in Silicon Photonics, Optoelectronics, MEMS R&D, and/or related photonics product development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and conduct testing for integrated photonic components, sub-systems, and systems at die (PICs), wafer, and sub-assembly levels.
• Implement test methodologies to evaluate photonic device performance based on design specifications, optical power, polarization, spectra, and environmental conditions.
• Contribute to the selection of COTS/custom photonic components (discrete and silicon photonics), RF electronics, mixed-signal electronics, and embedded/digital signal processing solutions for wideband electronic and hybrid electronic‑photonics development programs.
• Design mechanical fixtures and identify accessories to enhance and expand benchtop test capabilities.
• Perform architectural trade studies on systems and sub-systems related to wideband RF and hybrid electronic‑photonics components and sub-systems.
• Support the development and implementation of new hybrid electronic‑photonics capabilities.
• Provide guidance, coaching, mentoring, and training to employees across the business in areas of expertise.

Skills

Photonic testing

Test automation programming

RF testing

Silicon Photonics

Optoelectronics

MEMS R&D

High-speed test equipment

Mixed-signal systems

Customer engagement

Modeling tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

MS/PhD in Physics/Optics/Photonics

Tools

Ansys HFSS

Lumerical

Cadence

Synopsis

Job description

RTX’s Surface Radars and Sensors Center seeks a Senior Photonics Integrated Circuit Test Engineer to advance testing across PICs, wafers, and sub‑assemblies for wideband electronic‑photonics programs.

You will implement robust test methodologies, participate in component selection, and design fixtures to expand benchtop capabilities while mentoring staff and collaborating with cross‑functional teams.