Optical Test Engineer

Celestial AI•Santa Clara, CA

69d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an Optical Test Engineer, based in our Singapore office, to operate and maintain wafer-scale probe stations for silicon photonics testing. In this role, you will execute and refine optical and opto-electronic test procedures, ensure reliable data collection across passive and active components, and work closely with the engineering team in the US to support development and production testing. This position is ideal for an engineer who excels in precision measurement, data analysis, and continuous improvement of test systems.

Requirements

Good understanding of integrated optics testing requirements and methods.
Experience with setting up optical measurements, including familiarity with standard test equipment/components (tunable lasers, PWMs, OSAs, fiber arrays). Direct experience with commercial probe stations is a huge plus.
Experience with high-speed test setups to measure opto-electronic S-parameters
Ability to collect and analyze complex datasets (i.e. experience with JMP, DataConductor or similar data analysis tools)
Experience with automated instrument/machine control using Python/Matlab/LabView/C#
Minimum BS in engineering or physics. Masters preferred.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
Self-starter
Thrives in a highly collaborative and dynamic work environment
Has excellent oral and written communication skills
Creativity in problem-solving with strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

Own the operation and maintenance of wafer-scale probe stations for Silicon Photonics testing.
Develop and execute test recipes for various passive and active optical/opto-electronic components for library development and production sort.
Work with prober vendor to implement new test functionality as needed, including incorporation of new test equipment into prober.
Create and execute a maintenance and continuous improvement plan for the test stations to improve test capabilities and gauge.
Help setup data infrastructure to handle data outputs from prober.