Senior Optical Engineer

Your Role

Experienced senior-level optical engineer to lead technology development for co-packaged optics (CPO).

The role combines hands-on optical and SiPh device packaging engineering with project/technical management, vendor collaboration, cross-functional and global team leadership, and R&D to bring manufacturable CPO solutions to production.

Candidate must have deep process engineering experience in SiPh packaging, semiconductor laser/device packaging, optical fiber handling, and/or semiconductor wafer processes.

Our Team

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications.

The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader.

Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

What You Will Do


* Lead technology development activities for CPO and associated optical packaging solutions.


* Define and execute packaging solutions R&D: die attach, adhesive selection, wire bonding, fiber attach, alignment, thermal and stress considerations, and material qualification.


* Plan and run feasibility studies, design-of-experiments (DOE), pilot builds, and reliability testing.


* Project and technical management (planning, schedules, budgets, risk management, vendor coordination).


* Manage and lead cross-functional teams (design, manufacturing, reliability, supply chain, quality) and collaborate with global sites/vendors.


* Hands-on lab/bench work: prototyping, process setup, process optimization, optical fiber handling, optical alignments, test automation, and test integration.


* Identify process/packaging yield drivers, implement corrective actions, and scale technologies toward production.


* Prepare technical documents, reports, presentations, and interact with external partners and suppliers.


* Mentor junior engineers and build team capabilities.

Core Competencies & Behavioral Skills


* Leadership: able to lead technical teams and mentor others.


* Communication: clear technical writing, presentation, and stakeholder management.


* Problem solving: structured problem solving and root-cause investigation.


* Collaboration: successful cross-functional and global team player.


* Planning & Execution: organizes complex programs, meets milestones, manages risks.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Master's degree or higher in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.


* Minimum 10 years of industry experience in optical packaging, SiPh packaging, or semiconductor laser/device packaging with strong process engineering background.


* Demonstrated hands-on experience in optical device packaging: die attach, adhesives, wire bond...