Enigma People Solutions is recruiting a Senior Test Engineer for one of the world’s most advanced suppliers of customised III-V compound semiconductor laser devices. These photonic laser devices are critical to high-growth optical communications and optical sensing markets and are enabling next-generation applications, including artificial intelligence, data-centres and ethernet.
Reporting to the Product Test and Reliability Engineering Manager your role will be to maintain and provide support for all associated optical/electrical test equipment and systems through wafer fabrication and assembly. You will assist with development and installation of new test equipment & systems, both hardware and software. You will also develop and implement software script / protocols to automate data extraction from raw test results.
Responsibilities:
- Maintenance and development of existing test system’s software & hardware.
- Provide technical support to test operators on both hardware and software issues.
- Evaluation of new test requirements.
- Writing relevant documentation.
- Regular interface with all other Engineering functions.
- Provide feedback to engineering team on equipment performance and any operation problems.
- Continuous improvement activities for productivity improvements within test area.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Qualified to at least degree level in Optics, Physics or related field, preferably with more than 5 years’ post-grad experience in academia or industry.
- Proficient in LabVIEW programming and competent using Microsoft Software including Excel with VB programming.
- Knowledge & experience in photonics, fibre optics and laser test is essential.
- Working experience probe tester, lasers, detectors, optical source meter instruments, spectrum analysers, motion controllers (or similar equipment) and benchtop optics is highly advantageous.
- Competent with other MS Applications PowerPoint and Word for windows.
- SAS jmp or Minitab analysis software experience is beneficial.
- Knowledge of Measurement Systems Analysis including Gauge R&R studies would be useful but not essential as training would be given.
- Demonstrate solid, methodical problem-solving skills.