About Lumentum
Lumentum Holdings Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Its segments include Cloud & Networking and Industrial Tech. The Cloud & Networking segment offers a portfolio of optical and photonic components, modules, and subsystems for cloud data center infrastructure, AI/ML, DCI, and communications service provider networks (access, metro, long‑haul, submarine). The Industrial Tech segment provides solid‑state lasers, kilowatt‑class fiber lasers, diode lasers, ultrafast lasers, and gas lasers for various end markets.
Job Description Summary
Reliability engineering, reliability evaluation, physics‑of‑failure studies, and formal qualification of optoelectronic chips (III‑V, Si‑Ph). Assessment of semiconductor and optical component ageing characteristics, failure modes & associated risks. Customer interfacing on reliability documentation and work. Collaboration with design, process, product and quality teams for root‑cause investigation and reliability analysis of field returns. Definition and implementation of optical component qualification programs. Problem solving, test engineering, testing and statistical data analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- Definition and implementation of optical component reliability qualification programs.
- Assessment of optoelectronic component ageing characteristics, extracting failure‑mode specific degradation models and quantifying risks.
- Customer interfacing on reliability documentation and work based on physics‑of‑failures.
- Problem solving, test and characterization engineering, and statistical data analysis.
Key Relationships
- Assessment of reliability risks and rapid verification of product reliability to internal and external customers.
- Collaboration with chip design, process engineering, test engineering, product engineering, quality engineering and other downstream internal and external customers.
Education and Qualifications – Minimum
- Masters degree in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Material Science or a related discipline. Strong academic background is essential.
Skills and Competencies – Essential
- Experience in opto‑electronic component reliability and qualification, including program definition, planning and implementation.
- Knowledge of optoelectronic‑specific failure modes in lasers, photodetectors, modulators, resistors, waveguides and fibre coupling.
- Hands‑on experience with accelerated life testing and life‑prediction using reliability modeling software: Reliasoft/Weibull++, JMP, Minitab, Python.
- Ability to use Design for Reliability, FMEA, and FTA frameworks.
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills, able to defend data analysis and conclusions.
Skills and Competencies – Desirable
- PhD in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Material Science or related discipline.
- Experience in fabrication and process engineering with understanding of how design and manufacturing variables influence reliability performance.
- Experience in test instrumentation engineering for die‑level characterization and programming in C/C#, Python.
- Experience with root‑cause analysis using Electroluminescence, FIB, SEM/TEM and EDX.
- Experience in opto‑electronic component design and design for reliability using COMSOL or Ansys.
- Experience deploying machine learning models for large reliability datasets.
- Experience with customer communication on reliability and qualification is beneficial.
- Experience in mentoring.
Other Requirements
- Good interpersonal and project management skills.
- Willing and able to proactively engage with other groups within the company verbally and via written communication.
- Ability to travel worldwide to customers to discuss reliability work.
- Self‑motivated, energetic, able to work to deadlines.
- Flexibility to cope with rapidly changing objectives.
Equal Opportunities
Lumentum is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.
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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