Lightmatter
Staff / Sr. Staff Photonics Test Engineer
$187K–$260K
Mountain View, CA · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Apr 24, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years; preferred: 2+ years of photonic component or circuit design experience.
- Education
- Master’s in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; PhD preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates should have capacity to comply with federally mandated U.S. export control requirements.
About the job
Architects and develops wafer-, package-, and system-level characterization and test strategies for silicon photonics products, from design feedback through validation and volume production.
What you'll do
- Develop test concepts, platforms, plans, and test systems for silicon photonics products, and execute wafer-, package-, and system-level testing.
- Develop software for test automation, data analysis, and parameter extraction; specify and operate optical and high-speed test equipment.
- Coordinate with design, validation, reliability, and OSAT teams to support model validation, product introduction, and high-volume manufacturing.
What they ask for
- Master’s in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 6+ years of silicon photonics test development experience and industrial experience supporting new product introduction and volume production.
- Hands-on photonics component and circuit characterization, including high-speed photonic device testing and familiarity with AWG, DCA, DSO, PNA, and LCA.
- Test-system automation experience using Python, C#, or other languages.
Nice to have
- PhD in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 2+ years of photonic component or circuit design experience; exposure to system link bring-up.
Pay
$187,000 - $220,000 USD base salary (Staff); $215,000 - $260,000 USD base salary (Sr Staff); $187,000 — $260,000 USD total compensation
Tools
Python, C#, AWG, DCA, DSO, PNA, LCA
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