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Senior/Principal Optical Packaging Engineer

United Kingdom, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Translate system-level optical, electrical, thermal, and mechanical requirements into package architectures and qualification strategies for next-generation optical and advanced packaging technologies.

Role type

Senior/Principal Optical Packaging Engineer

Builds

Scalable optical and advanced packaging technologies for AI infrastructure and high-performance computing.

Domain

Semiconductor packaging, photonics, AI infrastructure, high-performance computing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

advanced semiconductor packaging, optical/photonics packaging, heterogeneous integration, 2.5D/3D integration, interposers/RDL, fine-pitch interconnects, die attach/bonding, underfill, moulding, adhesives, thermal management, optical coupling and alignment, electrical interconnects, package reliability, DFM, manufacturing readiness, co-packaged optics (CPO), silicon photonics, optical engines, lasers, high-speed optical interconnects, fibre attach, active/passive optical alignment, lens integration, optical link-budget evaluation

Preferred skills

experience with foundries, OSATs, optical component/module suppliers, equipment suppliers, or material suppliers

Technologies

CoWoS, SoIC, EMIB, fan-out packaging, chiplet integration, wafer-level packaging, interposer-based heterogeneous integration

Responsibilities

Shape next-generation optical and advanced packaging technologies; influence package architectures integrating photonic devices, electronic ICs, ASICs/chiplets, interposers, optical interfaces, and thermal solutions; help move technologies across the complete lifecycle from architecture and prototype development through supplier qualification and production readiness; translate advanced research and packaging innovation into scalable technologies with real-world product impact.

Seniority

Senior/Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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