Photonic Test Development Engineer

HyperLight is a venture-backed startup spun off from Harvard University in 2018 based on discoveries that enabled thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonics. Our photonic integrated circuits offer exceptional performance unmatched by other materials and are manufactured at high volume and low cost. We design and manufacture tailored chips to customers around the world for optical communications, sensing, and emerging photonic technologies like quantum computing and AR/VR. We partner with our customers from conceptualization to mass production to deliver new regimes of system performance.

Our growing team is looking for a Photonic Test Development Engineer. This person will develop and help execute cutting-edge wafer-level measurements on our photonic integrated circuits. In close collaboration with our external test partners, this hire will build scalable, automated, and precise test systems that allow us to characterize every chip we make. The person in this role will be a key member of our small team, responsible for building new systems and delivering mission-critical feedback about the performance of our products.

The success of the HyperLight team originates in individuals who strive for excellence and continuous learning, and practice humility and care for their teammates. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply!

We provide:

• Market competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive health coverage: family and individual plans, vision, dental.
• 401(k) retirement plans with employee matching.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Commuter benefits and subsidies.
• Flexible hybrid work and vacation policies.
• Professional growth and mentorship opportunities.

Responsibilities include:

• Become an expert on our PIC measurement techniques, test automation, and data processing.
• Develop and improve automated wafer-level measurements and data analysis procedures.
• Serve as a technical expert, leader, and primary point of contact for our external test partners to build a robust and efficient manufacturing test process. This may require periodic international travel to support our partners. We expect this role to require travel up to about 25% of your time.

Desired qualifications include:

• Either 3+ years of relevant work experience or an advanced degree in electrical engineering, physics, or a related field.
• Strong communication skills and an enthusiasm for collaborating to build scalable test systems and procedures.
• Extensive hands-on experience in using and automating test and measurement equipment.
• Expertise with common test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, swept laser systems, source measurement units, parameter analyzers, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, and switch matrices.
• Expertise with statistical data analysis, including topics such as exploratory data analysis, basic statistical tests, design of experiments, gauge repeatability, curve fitting, statistical process control, and machine learning.
• Familiarity with the working principles of photonic, semiconductor, or RF devices like lasers, electro-optic modulators, transmission lines, optical fiber, optical amplifiers, etc.
• Familiarity with the Python programming language is preferred.
• Experience testing photonic integrated circuits is a plus.
• Familiarity with wafer-level test equipment like automated wafer probers is a plus.
• Bilingual English and Mandarin fluency is strongly preferred.

Authorization to work in the US required.

HyperLight is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.