About the role
Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) – Photonics & Optical Packaging role based on the published job description. Key responsibilities and requirements were extracted directly from the posting for quick review.
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Key Responsibilities
- The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) – Photonics & Optical Packaging is responsible for supplier quality, reliability, and change control for photonic devices and advanced optical packaging technologies, including PICs, lasers, modulators, detectors, fiber attach, and co-packaged optics. This role ensures supplier readiness, prevents quality escapes, and supports reliable production ramp and sustaining for high-performance optical interconnect products. Key Responsibilities – Supplier Qualification & Readiness
- Lead qualification of photonics and optical packaging suppliers (PIC fabs, laser epi/fabs, OSATs, fiber attach and passive suppliers).
- Drive supplier production readiness reviews covering process capability, yield maturity, reliability readiness, and traceability.
- Ensure compliance to optical-specific quality requirements including alignment tolerances, optical power, coupling loss, and cleanliness controls. Photonics & Optical Packaging Quality
- Own supplier quality for optical processes such as die attach, fiber attach, active alignment, underfill, hermetic / non-hermetic sealing, and optical inspection.
- Partner with engineering teams to define critical-to-quality (CTQ) parameters for optical and photonic components.
Requirements
- Experience with PICs, lasers, modulators, detectors, or co-packaged optics.
- Familiarity with Telcordia / JEDEC reliability testing for optical components.