Principal Product Engineer (Optical Components)

Location: San Jose, California, United States; willingness to travel internationally approximately once per quarter is required.

Salary: $149,900–$214,150 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops optical and photonic solutions for high-speed networks, AI and cloud computing, data centers, telecommunications, and advanced manufacturing.

What you will do

• Lead product engineering for high-volume optical components in partnership with R&D, Test Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations.
• Develop and execute yield-improvement strategies using NPI and production data across product design, manufacturing processes, test methods, and operations.
• Establish product and production-test specifications, test coverage, and stage-gate criteria with R&D and Test Engineering.
• Analyze NPI and production lots, DOE, qualification data, yield, and Cpk performance; lead correlation, test optimization, and failure-analysis activities.
• Support tester and customer-tester correlation, Gauge R&R, SPC, production-trend analysis, guard bands, excursion management, and corrective actions.
• Support product launches, production ramps, and continuous-improvement programs; present technical recommendations and mentor engineers across global teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. A master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 15 years of experience in product engineering, test engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong experience with large-scale data analytics, statistical analysis, data querying, and data manipulation, including tools such as JMP, SQL, and MES.
• Extensive hands-on experience with high-volume optical-component manufacturing and testing.
• Proven experience in yield improvement, test-time reduction, test optimization, manufacturing-process improvement, and product ramp-up.
• Experience with DOE, Cpk, SPC, Gauge R&R, correlation analysis, and failure analysis.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, strategic-thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across different cultures, geographies, and organizational levels.
• Willingness to travel internationally approximately once per quarter.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible time off and health and wellness benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement and career growth support.
• Free gym, games room, prayer room, subsidized meals, and free coffee and tea.
• Employee stock options and incentive plans.
• Collaborative, innovative, and inclusive workplace.