Equipment Engineer (Active Alignment Machine)

Lumilens

$90K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, or Optical Engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience with active alignment machine design, assembly, or testing.
  • Deep understanding of coupling efficiency, FAU, PIC, and equipment qualification procedures.
  • Familiarity with Solidworks and ability to interpret circuit schematics and optical simulations.
  • Fluency in English for effective communication with stakeholders.
  • Willingness to travel 30-50% in Asian countries.

Responsibilities

  • Identify, develop, and qualify FAU-PIC equipment suppliers globally.
  • Lead design and qualification efforts of machinery with risk analysis and mitigation planning.
  • Support active alignment processes in mass production, NPI line, and R&D labs.
  • Collaborate with production teams during process development and qualification.
  • Engage with suppliers to ensure timely delivery and installation of machines.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for travel across Asian countries.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge optical alignment technology.
  • Collaboration with a diverse team of engineers and production experts.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

We are seeking an Active Alignment Equipment Engineer to serve as the primary equipment engineering interface between Lumilens' optical design team, package design team, manufacturing team and worldwide equipment suppliers.

This role focuses on the active alignment machine for optics such as FAU, lens, isolator, PIC chip, etc. from new machine technology development, process development to qualification of the machines. The candidate must have solid hands-on experience in FAU-PIC alignment machine, very familiar with the key technologies such as stages, controllers, power meters, MPO connectors, laser sources, algorithms, as well as mechanical parts.

Key Responsibilities
• Identify, develop and qualify FAU-PIC equipment suppliers worldwide, for Pluggable/NPO/CPO packages.
• Lead co-design and qualification of the machine, risk analysis and mitigation plan with suppliers for on-time delivery and installation.
• Support active alignment process in mass production line, NPI line and R&D lab.
• Engage with package production teams during the process development and qualification.

Required qualifications
• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Electrical or Optical Engineering.
• 5+ years of working experience in active alignment machine design, assembly or testing, with solid knowledge in coupling efficiency, FAU, PIC, UV epoxy, UPH, and equipment qualification procedures.
• Must be very familiar with the whole active alignment machine industry. Can select and identify different equipment suppliers for different products' production and R&D.
• Familiar with Solidworks, understand circuit schematics and optical simulations.
  • Fluency in English to communicate with English speaking stakeholders
  • 30~50% travel in Asian countries.

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