Senior Reliability Engineer

EFFECT Photonics is looking for an experienced - Reliability Engineer - R&D (Eindhoven, The Netherlands). We are seeking an experienced engineer with knowledge of reliability testing, to join our Validation & Reliability team within our world class R&D department in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. You will be responsible for the execution of reliability testing, data interpretation and follow up. But also provide input on product level reliability strategies, in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders. Not only will you run reliability testing on PIC and integrated (sub)module level but also contribute to the overall reliability and testing strategy. This requires a full understanding of photonic devices that make use of our EFFECT Photonic’s Integrated Circuits and Integrated Tuneable Lasers (ITLA’s). But also, of industry reliability standards, like Telcordia and ISO, etc. With the ideal candidate also having experience initiating improvements based on reliability results. Our validation and reliability framework relies on fully automated test scripts, so proficiency with standard software languages, is a big advantage. The focus of the role will be on reliability activities. But other lab related activities can be relevant also, to support team members, or when relevant deep dives are needed. The responsibility of EFFECT Photonic’s Validation & Reliability team is to validate and qualify the newest PIC designs as well as full products. This in close collaboration with the PIC Design, Foundry and Product Development teams. These critical results drive future product development. Our multi-disciplinary team is comprised of experts in optics, electronics, mechanics, software, reliability and validation. Our core values include innovation, fostering fun in an energized environment, with a lot of attention to personal growth and development. About You Do you get energized by working with high-tech optical equipment? Are you passionate about delivering key optical and electrical metrics for PIC and submodule performance in order to improve quality? Do you enjoy using fact-based data to enhance our designs and electronics performance? And you feel responsible for the proper execution of reliability testing in a broad sense, then wait no longer and apply for a job with EFFECT Photonics! The ideal candidate has experience testing integrated photonics components for the telecom sector. But experience with (reliability) testing of microchips or other high-tech modules in general, can bring interesting new insights to the table. Furthermore, experience with creating and executing reliability strategies according to industry standards is a big advantage in this role.

EFFECT Photonics is a technology scale-up founded in Eindhoven. We develop highly sophisticated optical sub-assemblies (OSAs), including, among others, high-performance lasers for the data- and telecommunications market. About the position