Senior Photonics Test & Reliability Engineer

Ayar Labs; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ayar Labs in San Jose, CA, seeks an experienced Test Development Engineer to own reliability testing for photonic components and systems, driving long-term robustness from concept to manufacturing.

You will develop and execute reliability plans, design accelerated aging tests, perform data analysis (Weibull/log-normal), and partner with firmware, analog/mixed-signal, digital and systems teams. Proficiency with Python test scripts is required.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics or related field.
• 3+ years in photonics reliability and test engineering.
• Experience with bench top test, reliability testing equipment, and analytical tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability plans for photonic products, including test methodologies and sample sizes.
• Design, execute and oversee accelerated aging tests and environmental tests (temp cycling, humidity, shock, vibration).
• Partner with firmware, analog/mixed-signal, digital and systems teams; develop Python-based test scripts and automation for regression/characterization tests.
• Analyze reliability data, perform statistical analysis, and build Weibull/log-normal models to inform design improvements.
• Prepare reliability reports and maintain records of test results and databases.

Skills

Photonics reliability

Test engineering

Data analysis

Python scripting

Statistical methods

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. in Optical Engineering

Master's or Ph.D. in EE/Optical Eng/Physics

Tools

JMP

Minitab

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Ayar Labs in San Jose, CA, seeks an experienced Test Development Engineer to own reliability testing for photonic components and systems, driving long-term robustness from concept to manufacturing.

You will develop and execute reliability plans, design accelerated aging tests, perform data analysis (Weibull/log-normal), and partner with firmware, analog/mixed-signal, digital and systems teams. Proficiency with Python test scripts is required.