Manager, Optical Manufacturing Engineering

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Manager, Optical Manufacturing Engineering

Company: Super Micro Computer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Optical Integration Process Development

• Work closely with engineering team in developing the integrating of optical interconnect, transceiver and photonic manufacturing equipment and process related solutions.
• Drive the full-cycle integration of active optical components (such as III-V lasers, photodiodes, and modulators) onto Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) or electronic substrates (like Silicon Photonics or thin-film lithium niobate platforms) for 800G/1.6T optical modules, CPO and OSC technology.
• Translate theoretical chip layouts into actual physical production flows. Develop the reproducible, high-yield manufacturing processes (incorporating photolithography, etching, deposition, flip-chip and wire bonding).
• Balance complex trade-offs between optical performance (responsivity, insertion loss, signal-to-noise ratio) and electrical performance (bandwidth, high-frequency RF integrity, power consumption).
• Define and optimize the physical packaging and manufacturing strategies for CPO—this includes fiber-to-chip coupling, precision sub-micron alignment, and managing thermal dissipation from adjacent high-power processors.
• Perform hands-on testing, optical alignment, and system-level validation. Work closely with test and electronics teams to ensure the optical engines communicate seamlessly with electronic drivers and TIAs (Transimpedance Amplifiers).
• Bring up transition prototypes into scalable, volume manufacturing.
• Help scale next-generation optical platforms from concept to high-volume production.
• Travel periodically to offshore and other manufacturing sites to collaborate with technology and production partners.

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