AMD ยท 3 days ago
Silicon Photonics Validation and Characterization Test Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$221K/yr - $332K/yr
10+ years expAMD is a company focused on building products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences. The Silicon Photonics Validation and Characterization Test Engineer will collaborate with various teams to develop validation and characterization test solutions for silicon photonics, ensuring best practices and innovative test concepts are implemented throughout the organization.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with silicon design, product & test, and packaging teams to architect & define test solutions for silicon photonics at wafer-sort, die-level, and CPO-level
Collaborate with design, packaging, and key suppliers to understand structural and parametric mechanisms for performance, yield, reliability and quality issues
Interface with suppliers to provide technical inputs & test requirements to enable production-worthy end-to-end solutions
Deep knowledge to train other teams & engineers in the field of silicon photonics from design, packaging, to volume test
Responsible for identifying & mitigating test challenges and executing large technical projects and processes in a timely manner
Specify and develop test fixtures in collaboration with Hardware, PCB, and Firmware engineers
Develop test automation software in collaboration with design engineers
Qualification
Required
Engineering experience in semiconductor validation and characterization test with a focus on silicon photonics
Proven ability to tackle complex test and manufacturing challenges for various silicon photonics & optical interconnect technologies
Excellent communication and coordination across various teams
Capability of defining long-term test solutions
Collaborate with silicon design, product & test, and packaging teams to architect & define test solutions for silicon photonics at wafer-sort, die-level, and CPO-level
Collaborate with design, packaging, and key suppliers to understand structural and parametric mechanisms for performance, yield, reliability and quality issues
Interface with suppliers to provide technical inputs & test requirements to enable production-worthy end-to-end solutions
Deep knowledge to train other teams & engineers in the field of silicon photonics from design, packaging, to volume test
Responsible for identifying & mitigating test challenges and executing large technical projects and processes in a timely manner
Specify and develop test fixtures in collaboration with Hardware, PCB, and Firmware engineers
Develop test automation software in collaboration with design engineers
MS or PhD in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Optics & Photonics Engineering, or comparable disciplines
Preferred
Proven experience in the field of optical interconnects and silicon photonics
Familiar with general test & manufacturing of silicon photonics
Good communication skills and ability to work with geographically distributed engineering teams
Software development for test automation such as with PyVISA, MATLAB, or other development tools
Familiarity with wireline analog and digital signal processing techniques such as FFE, DFE, and CTLE or with optical communication systems with concepts such as optical-signal-to-noise ratio, receiver sensitivity, optical modulation amplitude, and optical filtering
Hands-on experience with high-speed test equipment such as bit error rate testers, digital communication analyzers, real-time oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, and arbitrary waveform generators
Hands-on experience with optical test equipment, including swept laser sources, power meters, optical spectrum analyzers, optical time domain reflectometers, optical amplifiers, and best practices in optical test systems
Hands-on experience with electrooptic wafer and die-level test systems
Experience leading validation and characterization test engineers and technician personnel
At least 10 years of industrial experience with validation and test of leading edge EIC/PIC products in high-volume production
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