Senior Optical Engineer

Description

A global technology leader at the forefront of advanced computing, high-performance systems, and next-generation hardware innovation is seeking a Senior Optical Interconnect / Co-Packaged Optics Manufacturing Engineer to join a highly innovative engineering team.

This hands-on role offers the opportunity to take technical ownership of complex optical interconnect technologies, bridging cutting-edge optical design with high-precision manufacturing. You will work closely with global suppliers to develop, qualify, and optimize advanced optical assembly processes, ensuring manufacturing quality, reliability, and scalability from early development through mass production.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Drive DFM/DFA reviews on Opto-mechanical Co-package and interconnect designs- FA/MPO/MMC/MT/TMT/FC etc. connectors, ferrules, MLA, patch chords / jumpers assemblies, and optical interconnect architecture - surfacing manufacturability risk early enough to influence design decisions. 
• Translate optical performance specifications - insertion loss, return loss, polarization, beam characterization, MFD and end-face geometry into clear, measurable, and achievable manufacturing processes and inspection requirements which will cover the required performance and reliability constrains.  
• Drive DFM on high precision mechanical components in direct contact to optical performance, including active alignment process establishment and verification, such as optical receptacles, MLA attachment to FAs with active connection to high complexity mechanical dynamic systems.  
• Lead structured problem solving on optical yield and reliability issues root cause analysis, DOE execution, and validation planning through to closure. 
• Develop automations for optical assemblies and manufacture processes, terminations, inspections, cleaning and testing processes. 
• Drive supplier process control and manufacturing quality: OQC methodology, process discipline, and technical management of optical component and assembly suppliers. 
• Drive the thermal and mechanical components of the CPO system from early stage to MP including DFM, manufacturing process development and process control establishment along with yield monitoring and process stabilization. 

Requirements

What We Need to See:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a similar field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in optical component or fiber optic assembly manufacturing engineering. 
• Strong fiber optics fundamentals: optical transmission, single-mode and polarization-maintaining fiber behavior, attenuation, dispersion, and polarization effects. 
• MLA & FA manufacturing processes experience, including complex optical array structures, inspection methods, alignment procedures, and assembly flows. 
• Hands-on experience with high precision optical and mechanical manufacturing and assembly processes. 
• Strong understanding of supplier process control: traceability, DOE methodology, OQC, and process discipline. 
• Willingness to travel to supplier sites, including internationally. 

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with co-packaged optics, on-board optics, or optical engine assembly. 
• Familiarity with the global optical connector and cable assembly supplier landscape. 
• Experience developing automated optical alignment, inspection, or termination processes. 
• Working knowledge of IEC/TIA optical connector standards and qualification methodology