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Silicon Photonics Wafer Test Automation Development Engineer

US, California, Santa Clara💼 Full-time💰 $149,600–$245,160🗓 2026-08-07 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, develop, and maintain automated wafer-level test systems and software for silicon photonics devices and photonic integrated circuits (PICs).

Role type

Senior IC automation engineer (silicon photonics testing)

Builds

Automated characterization and production testing solutions for integrated photonic devices

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Silicon Photonics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Semiconductor device characterization, automated test system design, software development (Windows/Visual Studio), test algorithm implementation, data quality processing, technical documentation, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Integrated photonic device testing, optical component characterization, wafer probing operation, National Instruments (NI) hardware control, mechanical system integration, optical system alignment, RF testing, software architecture

Technologies

Microsoft Windows, MS Visual Studio, National Instruments (NI), wafer probing equipment

Responsibilities

Lead design and development of automated wafer-level test systems including optical coupling and automation frameworks; Develop software for automated characterization of photonic integrated circuits; Collaborate with device designers to validate test algorithms; Partner with data teams to ensure test output quality; Create and maintain test procedures and documentation; Monitor and troubleshoot test system performance with technicians; Drive cross-functional collaboration with design, manufacturing, and quality teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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