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Lumentum · Onsite · United Kingdom - Towcester Northamptonshire

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Definition and implementation of optical component reliability qualification programmes.
  • Assessment of optoelectronic component ageing characteristics, extracting failure mode specific degradation model & quantifying risks.
  • Customer interfacing on reliability documentation and reliability work based on solid knowledge of physics-of-failures.
  • Problem solving, test and characterisation engineering, and statistical data analysis.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

  • Assessment of reliability risks and the rapid verification of product reliability to the satisfaction of both internal and external customers. Close working collaboration with chip design, process engineering, test engineering, product engineering, quality engineering and other downstream internal and external customers.


EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

      Education/Qualification - Minimum:

  • Master's degree in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Material Science or similar related discipline.   Strong academic background is essential.

    

Skills/Competencies Essential:

A minimum of 5 years experience in semiconductor optoelectronics with demonstratable competencies in the following:

  • Experience in opto-electronic component reliability and qualification, including programme definition, planning and implementation.

  • Comprehensive knowledge of optoelectronic-specific failure modes in , lasers, photodetector, modulators, resistors, waveguides and fibre coupling.

  • Hands-on experience on accelerated life testing and life-prediction of opto-electronic devices using reliability modeling using statistical software packages: Reliasoft/Weibull++, JMP, Minitab, Python.

  • Demonstrated ability use Design for Reliability, FMEA, and FTA frameworks.

  • Excellent report writing and presentation skills, able to robustly defend data analysis and conclusions.


Skills/Competencies Desirable:

  • PhD in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Material Science or similar related discipline 
  • Experience in fabrication and process engineering with an understanding of how design and manufacturing variables influence reliability performance.
  • Experience in test instrumentation engineering for die level characterisation and experience in C/C#, and Python.
  • Experience in using root-cause analysis using Electroluminescence, FIB, SEM/TEM and EDX.
  • Experience in Opto-electronic component design and applicability in design for reliability using COMSOL or Ansys.
  • Experience with customer communications on matters of reliability and qualification is beneficial.
  • Experience in mentoring is desirable.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

  • Good interpersonal and project management skills.
  • Willing & able to pro-actively engage with other groups within the company both verbally and via written communication.
  • Ability to travel worldwide to visit customers to discuss reliability work.
  • Self-motivated, energetic, able to work to deadlines.
  • The flexibility to cope with rapidly changing objectives.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Lumentum is illuminating the networks of tomorrow with advanced photonic technologies that enable AI, data centers, telecom, industrial, and sensing applications. As AI accelerates the global demand for bandwidth and energy efficiency, we deliver the building blocks that keep data moving reliably, efficiently, and at massive scale. Our optical products support AI and compute infrastructure, cloud and DCI environments, metro and long-haul networks, while our lasers drive breakthroughs in precision manufacturing and sensing. For nearly five decades, Lumentum has been at the intersection of light and innovation. What began as a vision with JDS Uniphase to harness the power of photonics has evol

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