Active Alignment Process Engineer (Photonics)

Location: Singapore

Company

Develops photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing, including chip-to-chip optical interconnects and scalable photonic engines. The company is a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing process development for photonic products from prototypes and engineering builds through NPI qualification and volume production.
• Develop and optimize active and passive optical alignment, optical coupling, epoxy dispensing, curing, and related assembly processes.
• Define process parameters, critical-to-quality characteristics, process windows, acceptance criteria, and manufacturing specifications.
• Plan and execute DOE, process characterization, tolerance studies, process capability analysis, and process optimization.
• Support EVT, DVT, PVT, pilot, qualification, and production ramp builds while improving yield, cycle time, process simplicity, and cost.
• Lead root-cause analysis, manufacturing transfer, equipment qualification, process documentation, and production process control implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Optics, Photonics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience with optical active alignment for transceivers or related photonic devices, NPI, or process development.
• Hands-on experience with active alignment equipment, motion stages, controllers, optical power meters, laser sources, cameras, sensors, and precision mechanical systems.
• Experience with alignment algorithms, automated alignment sequences, equipment control, automation, fixture and tooling development, and process parameter optimization.
• Knowledge of epoxy dispensing, adhesive bonding, UV and thermal curing, and optical components such as FAUs, lenses, isolators, PICs, photodiodes, and lasers.
• Experience with DOE, statistical process control, Cp/Cpk, GR&R, yield analysis, PFMEA, Control Plans, SOPs, work instructions, qualification documentation, and manufacturing transfer.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a high-performance engineering team focused on next-generation AI infrastructure.
• Collaborate across R&D, manufacturing, equipment suppliers, quality teams, and contract manufacturers.
• Contribute to products progressing from photonic prototypes through high-volume manufacturing.