Yield & Quality Engineer, UHP Photonics Lasers

Lumentum Operations LLC; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumentum Operations LLC in Greensboro, NC seeks an experienced Yield & Quality Engineer with a strong technical background in ultra-high-power semiconductor laser chip fabrication or related photonics. You will lead yield improvement initiatives and work across R&D, process engineering, manufacturing, reliability, and quality teams to resolve complex issues.

Candidates should have hands-on data mining skills and experience with JMP, Python, SQL, and statistical methods.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. with 5+ years in industry or equivalent.
• Experience in semiconductor lasers or photonics desired.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive yield improvement for laser wafer and chip fabrication.
• Analyze large datasets to identify yield limiters and failures.
• Lead root-cause investigations using structured problem-solving.
• Design and execute DOE for process improvements.
• Monitor yield and quality metrics; report findings.

Skills

Yield improvement

Data analysis

DOE

Statistical methods

Root-cause investigations

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Problem solving

JMP

Python

SQL

Education

Ph.D. + 5+ years

M.S. + 8+ years

B.S. + 10+ years

Tools

JMP

Python

SQL

Job description

Lumentum Operations LLC in Greensboro, NC seeks an experienced Yield & Quality Engineer with a strong technical background in ultra-high-power semiconductor laser chip fabrication or related photonics. You will lead yield improvement initiatives and work across R&D, process engineering, manufacturing, reliability, and quality teams to resolve complex issues.

Candidates should have hands-on data mining skills and experience with JMP, Python, SQL, and statistical methods.