Senior Photonics Packaging & Tooling Engineer | 9/80 Schedule

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) with 4% match

20 PTO days per year

13 company holidays

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Monarch Quantum is seeking a Senior Photonics Process Development Engineer to build scalable manufacturing foundations for advanced packaging and tooling. You will drive end-to-end development, process transfer, and optimization to ensure high-yield, robust production, partnering across device, optical, electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires 8+ years in photonics/process development and hands-on experience with die bonders, wire bonders, vacuum reflow, and laser

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.

Education

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

Tools

Die bonders

Wire bonders

Vacuum reflow systems

Active alignment platforms

Laser welding systems

Job description

Monarch Quantum is seeking a Senior Photonics Process Development Engineer to build scalable manufacturing foundations for advanced packaging and tooling. You will drive end-to-end development, process transfer, and optimization to ensure high-yield, robust production, partnering across device, optical, electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires 8+ years in photonics/process development and hands-on experience with die bonders, wire bonders, vacuum reflow, and laser