This position is cross-functional in nature and requires close cooperation with the design, development ,and production teams.   The ideal candidate would possess a deep understanding of the physics of photonic devices and have a strong desire to learn about the reliability challenges associated with new product development. 
 

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics 
• Strong fundamental understanding of photonic devices and their manufacturing processes
• Aptitude to learn about new photonic device design and photonic device integration and associated processes
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

• Participate in design and development process, evaluate device and system failure modes and associated risks.
• Coordinate accelerated reliability stress tests to characterize the over-life performance of next-generation PICs
• Develop life models based on data from accelerated-aging tests
• Drive failure mode analysis efforts for product reliability failures