Senior Photonics Test Engineer

OpenLight; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive stock options (ISOs)

Generous insurance support

401k matching

Unlimited vacation

Spot bonuses

Positive work environment

Job summary

OpenLight Photonics, a silicon photonics startup, is seeking a test engineer to design, implement, and run wafer-level test solutions for PIC devices. You will work with seasoned engineers, develop hardware, write test automation in Python, and collaborate with suppliers and internal customers.

The role is onsite at our Santa Clara and San Jose facilities with a competitive salary between $130,000 and $190,000 plus benefits and ISOs.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering.
• Hands-on lab experience in physics or electrical engineering.
• Programming experience in Python.
• Experience with test automation and wafer-level testing.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop custom test hardware for wafer-level testing on automated wafer probers using Python or similar languages.
• Review and recommend equipment suppliers and write project proposals.
• Specify designs of custom PCBAs and probe cards for testing.
• Specify test algorithms for automation code and review results.
• Calibrate optical and RF probe cards and optimize throughput.
• Operate test stations for prototype runs and hand off to production testing.

Skills

Python

C++/Java

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Independent initiative

Education

Master's degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Automated wafer probers

PCBAs design tooling

Python-based test automation

Job description

Be part of a cutting-edge startup with a strong history of technology innovation. Work alongside a team of talented professionals in the field of silicon photonics – both new and industry veterans.

• Competitive salary and benefits package and opportunity for career growth and professional development.

What You Will Do

As a member of OpenLight’s test engineering team, you will work closely with a team of experienced engineers in designing, implementing, and executing test solutions to validate the functionality of Silicon Photonics devices and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC), mainly at the wafer level on automated wafer probers. The position is onsite at our Santa Clara CA office and our San Jose CA laboratory. Specifically:

• Referencing your strong background in optical and electrical device testing, you will develop custom test hardware for wafer level testing on automated wafer probers using Python or similar coding languages
• Review and recommend potential equipment suppliers, write project proposals for our key suppliers
• Specify to our suppliers the designs of custom PCBAs and probe cards
• Specifying test algorithms to be implemented in the test automation code, and reviewing the results
• Proof of concept system design of alternative wafer test solutions
• Calibration of optical and RF probe cards
• Ordering and installing additional optical and RF test equipment, defining the test procedures, and verifying the test accuracy
• Optimizing test throughput and accuracy
• Reviewing test results for accuracy and debugging failures
• Operate the test stations for prototype runs and hand off production testing to our OSAT partners
• Test automation software in C++ or Java, test analysis software in python
• Managing schedules for test execution, and communicating with internal and external customers on the test plans, results, and project status
• Advanced degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering
• Test station hardware design experience
• Hands on experience in a physics or electrical engineering lab or industry
• Programming experience in python
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Initiative and ability to work independently

About OpenLight

OpenLight Photonics is an innovative start-up at the forefront of photonic integration, commercializing our cutting-edge heterogeneously integrated silicon photonics platform. OpenLight has a PDK that supports customers designing Photonic ASICs (PASICs) for applications in communications, LIDAR, quantum computing, sensing, and more. OpenLight has over 300 patents covering the integration of many different active and passive components, such as tunable lasers, DFBs, SOAs, modulators, switches, filters, and detectors, onto a single, silicon photonics chip. Join us in an exciting start-up environment with ample opportunities for growth and professional development.

We continue with a hybrid schedule, with a standard of three days/week in office; you select the days you're in, based on what's best for your work priorities.

OpenLight's salary for technical roles is dependent on the skills and experience of the individual, their primary work location, and other parameters; annual salary will generally be somewhere between $130,000-$190,000.

• In addition to cash compensation,
• OpenLight offers incentive stock options (ISOs),
• generous insurance support,
• 401k matching,
• unlimited vacation,
• spot bonuses,
• and a positive work environment.