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Principal Product Engineer, Optics

Santa Clara, CA, US💼 Full-time💰 $136,880–$205,000🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Leading the transition of advanced optical designs into high-volume production, focusing on manufacturing process development, yield improvement, and DfM requirements.

Role type

Principal Product Engineer (Optics/Silicon Photonics)

Builds

High-volume production processes for silicon photonics and co-packaged optics modules

Domain

Semiconductor, Data Infrastructure, Optical Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Silicon Photonics, Co-packaged optics, High-speed components (lasers, detectors, modulators), DfM, Yield improvement, Failure analysis, Module/device testing, Characterization, PFMEA, JMP Scripting

Preferred skills

Python, SQL, Automated yield monitoring

Technologies

JMP, Python, SQL

Responsibilities

Define DfM requirements, Own transition to high-volume production, Drive manufacturing readiness and characterization, Own yield roadmaps and cost analysis, Troubleshoot manufacturing issues

Seniority

Principal, hands-on technical leadership

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