About this role
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and support wafer-level test setups for silicon photonics and MEMS-based devices
- Load wafers, execute test sequences, and ensure consistent, high-quality test execution
- Work with high-precision optical and metrology equipment to collect measurement data
- Perform optical alignment and fiber-based test setups as needed
- Monitor test outputs and identify anomalies, drift, or unexpected behavior in data
- Proactively flag irregularities to engineers, providing clear observations and context
- Troubleshoot test setups and support root cause analysis of failures
- Maintain and calibrate lab equipment to ensure accuracy and repeatability
- Accurately document test procedures, results, and observations
- Support engineers in debugging, validation, and test optimization efforts
- Contribute to improving lab workflows, test processes, and overall data quality
Required Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience)
- Equivalent hands-on industry experience is highly valued; a formal degree is not required for this role
- Strong hands-on experience with single mode fiber optics
- Experience working in precision optical, photonics, or MEMS environments
- Experience operating high-end metrology or measurement equipment
- Background in wafer-level testing, semiconductor environments, or advanced hardware labs
- Proven ability to execute structured test procedures with consistency and accuracy
- Experience identifying test anomalies, system issues, or data inconsistencies
- Familiarity with lab instrumentation (e.g., optical setups, oscilloscopes, power meters, etc.)
- Comfortable working in cleanroom or controlled lab environments
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow complex procedures
Preferred Skills
- Experience with silicon photonics or optical device testing
- Experience working with laser systems, optical alignment, or fiber coupling
- Familiarity with wafer probing, optical characterization, or MEMS devices
- Experience supporting R&D or early-stage product development environments