CareerPlan

Photonic Packaging Engineer

Carlsbad, California, USFull-time$134k–$195k2026-04-07 → 2026-11-12
On-site

Core

Design, develop, and support next-generation photonic packaging platforms for Cisco's Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuits and chipsets, focusing on electromechanical assemblies and automated manufacturing tools.

Role type

Senior IC photonic packaging engineer

Builds

Critical optical components, processes, and tools for high-volume manufacturing platforms

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Silicon Photonics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Hardware/process automation, electromechanical assembly design, data analysis (SQL/JMP), C#/.NET development, photonics/fiber optics/semiconductor lasers knowledge

Preferred skills

Hardware/software automation of photonics assembly/test, machine vision in automation, AI/ML for diagnostics and edge case stimulation

Technologies

C#, .NET, SQL, JMP, AI/ML tools

Responsibilities

Design and test prototypes of complex electromechanical assemblies for automated manufacturing; analyze data from automated packaging tools to improve novel subassemblies; implement test/assembly/process improvements to reduce cycle time and automate systems; apply analytics and AI/ML to optimize strategies and debug capabilities; partner with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams for multi-functional alignment; mentor high-performing teams in diagnostics and data engineering.