LightIC Technologies is seeking to hire a talented and motivated optical/photonic test engineer to join our rapid growing photonics development team. This is a great opportunity for anyone with the requisite background who wants to gain experience in product design, prototyping, and manufacturing. Join us if you are:

• Interested in working in a rapid-growing early-stage startup
• Enthusiastic about working on disruptive silicon photonics and LiDAR technologies

What you will do:

• Design, implement and maintain optical and electrical test setups
• Design and implement test procedures for silicon photonics chips
• Design and implement test procedures for optical subassemblies consisting of light sources, photonic chips, micro-optics, and drivers etc.
• Carry out data analysis for performance assessment and photonic IC debugging

 What you need to have:

• M. S. with 5+ years in silicon photonics design, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Engineering Physics or a related field
• Solid background with photonic devices including lasers, passive and active components, detectors.
• Solid understanding of optical/electromagnetic fundamentals such as optical mode, waveguide, interference, etc.
• Experience with photonics testing including fiber-to-chip coupling
• Good programming skills related to test automation and data analysis
• Familiar with photonic testing equipment such as tunable lasers, photodetectors, optomechanical motion controls, oscilloscopes, and customized FPGA and PCB boards, etc.
• Knowledge of silicon photonics chip packaging
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, with an engineering mindset and a hands-on, get-stuff-done attitude
• Strong problem-solving skills

What We Offer:

• Be part of an early startup that is backed by leading venture capitalist
• Considerable equities of an early start-up with a great growth potential
• Competitive compensation and exceptional benefits
• Paid lunch, work dinner, office snacks, team off-sites, and more