Senior Silicon Photonics Wafer Test Automation Engineer

Intel; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

Intel is seeking a highly motivated Silicon Photonics Wafer Test Automation Development Engineer in Santa Clara to lead automated wafer-level test systems and software for photonic devices.

You will collaborate across design, manufacturing, and data analytics to ensure reliable test results and scalable test platforms, with a focus on throughput and quality in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in a technical field with 3+–4+ years of related experience.
• Hands-on semiconductor device characterization and testing experience.
• Experience designing automated test solutions for engineering/manufacturing environments.
• Experience software development on Windows platforms (MS Visual Studio a plus).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of automated wafer-level test systems for silicon photonics devices.
• Develop software applications to support automated characterization and production testing of PICs and optical components.
• Collaborate with photonic device designers to implement test algorithms and validate performance.
• Partner with data engineering to ensure data quality and reporting requirements.

Skills

Semiconductor device characterization

Automated test solution development

Software development (Windows)

Test system maintenance & debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science

Tools

NI hardware

Test automation frameworks

Job description

Intel is seeking a highly motivated Silicon Photonics Wafer Test Automation Development Engineer in Santa Clara to lead automated wafer-level test systems and software for photonic devices.

You will collaborate across design, manufacturing, and data analytics to ensure reliable test results and scalable test platforms, with a focus on throughput and quality in a fast-paced environment.