Senior Process Engineer (Optical Manufacturing)

The role

The Senior Process Engineer will develop and oversee manufacturing processes for optical transceivers. This role involves working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and internal teams to support the optical transceiver roadmap.

What you will do

• Define, develop, prove and deploy the manufacturing process for new products
• Implement continuous improvement projects for yield, throughput, efficiency, scrap and quality targets
• Manage manufacturing process documentation and approve production line processes
• Ensure all changes to products, processes, and materials follow change control and QMS requirements
• Collaborate with design engineering and contract manufacturing teams to execute and sustain processes
• Ensure design for manufacturing guidelines are met
• Collaborate with the quality team for qualification testing planning and execution
• Prepare process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarising information and trends
• Automate manufacturing processes where possible
• Engage with equipment selection, supplier development, and hardware/software release

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field
• 7 years experience in high-volume optical transceiver and/or laser manufacturing
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• In-depth technical knowledge and hands-on experience in design, development, selection, implementation of manufacturing processes, equipment, materials, and methodologies for the optical assemblies
• Expert in one or more of the optical transceiver assembly processes, such as wire bond, die bond, active optical alignment, product testing, burn-in, etc.
• Expertise in data analysis, statistical process control (SPC), and report generation
• In depth understanding of the quality management system and quality standard requirements
• Data query and data analysis skills with using statistical tool and techniques
• Expertise in optics FA processes and tools
• Ability to work well in a geographically diverse cross-functional team
• Good command in English communication both verbal and written, including in-person and virtual presentation skills
• International travel required

About the company

Lumilens is building photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing. The company is a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield.