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- Wafer level Burn-in Engineer United States (Hybrid) We engineer Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) end to end
- design, development, and rigorous testing
- inside a truly vertically integrated model.
Join Nokia Network Infrastructure (NI) California as PIC Test Development Engineer, creating and implementing SW and HW solutions for both R D and large throughput, production level testing of complex PICs! Partnering closely with internal manufacturing and leveraging our own world-class wafer fabs, we translate cutting edge photonics into production grade optical modules that power the next generation of optical networks and interconnects of AI applications.
NION2026
Your responsibilities
HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Lead wafer level PIC Burn-in development. Work with vendor complete wafer Burn-in hardware and process development Lead efforts developing fully wafer level PIC test and Burn-In solutions Design test plans and algorithms of wafer level PIC performance validation tests Extensive test station qualification work, including Gage RR and statistical process control (SPC) Thorough documentation of all test solutions and communication to other teams and outside vendors Your skills and experience PhD. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or equivalent with minimum of 3 years of applicable graduate-level and/or industrial experience in optical communications or photonics, or Master's degree with 3+ years of applicable industry experience. Fundamental understanding of active and passive semiconductor optoelectronic device characteristics (e.g. semiconductor lasers/amplifiers, photo diodes, modulators, waveguides) Hands-on experience with semiconductor electrical and optical characterization techniques (e.g. diode characterization, laser threshold, spectral measurements, optical power measurements. Experiences with wafer probing is a plus Software development skills and strong drive for test automation and data analysis. Programming experience in Matlab , C, C++, Python, LabVIEW, VB.net or similar for automation of instrument control and data acquisition is a plus Ability to build, maintain and troubleshoot complex test hardware and software in a cross-functional environment Experience with a production level test environment (including Gage RR, SPC, tool qualification) is a plus. Experience with database tools like
JMP, SQL
is a plus. Attention to detail and willingness to produce detailed documentation Ability to work within a team environment, clearly and concise communication inside and outside the Test team More information Some of our benefits in
US :
Corporate Retirement Savings Plan Health and dental benefits Short-term disability, and long-term disability Life insurance, and AD&D
- Company paid 2x base pay Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) Paid time off for holidays and Vacation Employee Stock Purchase Plan Tuition Assistance Plan Adoption assistance Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program The above benefits exclude students.
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NSA/CAPS
approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?) No Role Type Individual contributor Laptop
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