Senior Photonics Packaging Engineer: Scale Manufacturing

Monarch Quantum; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with 4% match

20 PTO days per year

13 holidays

Job summary

Monarch Quantum in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Photonics Process Development Engineer to build manufacturing foundations for advanced packaging and tooling. You will drive end-to-end development, design experiments, and set control limits to ensure high yield and reliability as production scales.

You will lead collaboration across device, optical, electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to translate photonic designs into robust, manufacturable products.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in photonics or optoelectronic process development.
• 5–10 years of experience using manufacturing process equipment such as die bonders, wire bonders, vacuum reflow systems, active alignment platforms, or laser welding systems.

Responsibilities

• Participates in end-to-end development of photonic assembly processes from concept through production release.
• Create and execute the process development roadmap aligned with product and manufacturing goals.
• Design statistically rigorous experiments (DOE) to optimize process windows, robustness, and yield.
• Determine process control limits, qualification criteria, and acceptance metrics.
• Transition processes from R&D to pilot and full manufacturing scale.
• Process transfer to production, including equipment qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ).
• Work on yield improvement initiatives and root-cause investigations for failures and reliability issues.
• Participate in establishing engineering standards, documentation, and best practices.
• Create process flows, work instructions, travelers, and training materials.
• Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles and perform tolerance analysis.
• Analyze and improve process capability (Cp/Cpk).
• Support qualification, reliability testing, and failure analysis (including FMEA).
• Perform precision fixtures, tooling, and mechanisms to enable repeatable assembly and alignment.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers and equipment vendors to develop manufacturable solutions and automation.
• Ensure adherence to cleanroom protocols and contamination control practices.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

DOE design

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Process transfer

Repair and maintenance mindset

Education

BS or MS in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics

Tools

Die bonders

Wire bonders

Vacuum reflow systems

Active alignment platforms

Laser welding systems

Job description

Monarch Quantum in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Photonics Process Development Engineer to build manufacturing foundations for advanced packaging and tooling. You will drive end-to-end development, design experiments, and set control limits to ensure high yield and reliability as production scales.

You will lead collaboration across device, optical, electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to translate photonic designs into robust, manufacturable products.