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Senior Process & Automation Engineer -Supply Chain(Hybrid)

Allentown, Pennsylvania, US💼 Full-time💰 $139,200–$139,200🗓 2026-08-30 → 2026-09-26

Core

Own the process and automation strategy for optical product manufacturing, defining process flows, equipment requirements, and automation needs for critical assembly steps to scale from prototype to sustained volume.

Role type

Senior IC process & automation engineer (optical manufacturing)

Builds

Photonic and optical products (Co-Packaged Optics/NPO) for Cisco's infrastructure and AI-era connectivity solutions

Domain

Semiconductor packaging / Opto-electronics / Optical manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

process flow definition, capital equipment qualification, design-for-manufacturing, design-for-cost, yield improvement, cycle time optimization, vendor collaboration, equipment selection, manufacturing readiness, NPI transfer management

Preferred skills

fiber attach, optical alignment systems, automated optical assembly, DOE, SPC, PFMEA, capability studies, next-generation optics manufacturing concepts

Technologies

optical/electrical test equipment, laser attach, encapsulation, flip-chip attach, hybrid bonding, die attach, fiber-array attach

Responsibilities

Define process flows and automation needs for critical assembly steps; Drive early engagement for design-for-manufacturing and design-for-cost; Develop and refine manufacturing processes for scale; Identify and qualify capital equipment for CPO/NPO; Support transfer from NPI to production

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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