Silicon Photonics Wafer Test Automation Development Engineer (Silicon Photonics)

TL;DR

Silicon Photonics Wafer Test Automation Development Engineer (Silicon Photonics): Develop and optimize automated wafer-level testing systems for photonic integrated circuits and optical components with an accent on optical coupling, wafer probing, test software, and device characterization. Focus on designing test algorithms, integrating laboratory hardware, improving throughput and reliability, and delivering production-ready data and documentation.

Location: On-site in Santa Clara, California, United States; Shift 1.

Salary: $149,600–$245,160 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures semiconductor products and advanced silicon photonics technologies for computing and networking.

What you will do

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize automated wafer-level test systems for silicon photonics devices.
• Develop software for automated characterization and production testing of photonic integrated circuits and optical components.
• Collaborate with photonic device designers to implement and validate device-performance test algorithms.
• Partner with data engineering and analytics teams to meet test data quality, processing, and reporting requirements.
• Improve test-system performance, reliability, and throughput with laboratory technicians.
• Coordinate with design, manufacturing, process integration, and quality teams while maintaining test procedures and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline with 4+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with semiconductor device characterization and testing methodologies.
• 4+ years of experience designing and developing automated test solutions for engineering or manufacturing environments.
• 2+ years of software development experience on Microsoft Windows.
• Experience with test software, optical measurement, wafer probing, and automated wafer-level test platforms.
• On-site work in Santa Clara, California, United States is required.

Nice to have

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• Experience testing integrated photonic devices or photonic integrated circuits.
• Familiarity with National Instruments hardware, drivers, and remote instrument control protocols.
• Experience with mechanical system integration, optical alignment, or RF testing.
• Knowledge of software architecture, SDLC, and maintainable test software development practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay with stock bonuses.
• Health, retirement, and vacation benefits.
• Cross-functional collaboration across design, manufacturing, process integration, data, and quality teams.
• Technical guidance and training responsibilities in a fast-paced engineering environment.