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About the role
As an Optics Reliability/Component Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing and qualifying next-generation Silicon Photonics and laser supply technologies. You will bridge the gap between design and manufacturing, ensuring our products meet the highest reliability standards.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field
- 3+ years of experience in optical component technologies, interconnect quality requirements, and reliability test methodologies
- Demonstrated experience executing full device qualification plans, including test set-ups, fault finding, and hardware debug
- Working knowledge of methodologies such as DFMEA and statistical tools for evaluating process and design reliability (e.g., FIT rates, MTBF)
- Experience with environmental stress testing, including shock, vibration, ESD, dust, and mixed flowing gases
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 10/18/2026
You will be part of a global Component and Technology organization, working alongside a diverse group of subject matter experts. Our team is dedicated to driving product innovation by collaborating with state-of-the-art technology partners across the Optical and Semiconductor industries. We combine our expertise in optical design and reliability principles to push the boundaries of the next generation of industry-leading optical transceiver products.
As an Optics Reliability/Component Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing and qualifying next-generation Silicon Photonics and laser supply technologies. You will bridge the gap between design and manufacturing, ensuring our products meet the highest reliability standards.
- Drive and execute Silicon Photonics and laser qualification and reliability studies in collaboration with lab personnel.
- Evaluate new product designs for potential failure modes, developing comprehensive qualification and reliability plans.
- Design Design of Experiments (DOEs) and stress tests to evaluate the performance of next-generation designs.
- Quantify design reliability attributes...
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