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Optical Manufacturing Automation Engineer

Lumilens· Operations
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SingaporeFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Automation-focused role developing and scaling manufacturing automation for Lumilens’ silicon photonics and optical transceiver products, spanning manufacturing, test engineering, software development, and data analytics to improve throughput, yield, quality, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement automation solutions that support optical transceiver, silicon photonics, and advanced packaging manufacturing processes from prototype through high-volume production.
  • Design, develop, and maintain software applications, automation frameworks, and control systems for manufacturing equipment, test stations, calibration systems, and process monitoring.
  • Integrate manufacturing equipment, optical test systems, robotics, motion control platforms, and factory automation tools using standard communication protocols and interfaces.
  • Partner with manufacturing, process, and test engineering teams to automate manual production activities, improve cycle time, reduce operator dependency, and enhance process repeatability.
  • Develop automated workflows for data collection, traceability, process control, and production reporting across manufacturing operations.
  • Create and maintain software tools supporting MES, equipment monitoring, yield analysis, SPC, and production performance tracking.
  • Lead automation efforts supporting NPI, ensuring manufacturing systems and controls are production-ready at launch.
  • Collaborate with quality and engineering teams to implement automated validation, calibration, and qualification processes to improve product quality and consistency.
  • Develop dashboards, reporting tools, and analytics solutions to monitor manufacturing performance, equipment utilization, yield trends, and bottlenecks.
  • Ensure manufacturing automation software adheres to QMS requirements, including version control, change management, documentation, validation, and release procedures.
  • Support troubleshooting and root cause investigations related to equipment, automation systems, test stations, and production software.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, digitization, throughput optimization, yield improvement, and cost reduction.
  • Collaborate with software engineers, IT, database architects, and manufacturing leaders to define scalable automation architectures for future growth.
  • Generate technical documentation, SOPs, validation plans, and training materials for manufacturing automation systems.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing automation, test automation, or industrial software development
  • Experience supporting optical transceiver, silicon photonics, semiconductor, advanced packaging, or high-volume electronics manufacturing environments

Skills

Required:PythonC#SQL
Nice to have:C++LabVIEWNoSQLMES/ERP
Last updated Aug 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Lumilens

Connectivity Platform for AI

Lumilens provides next-gen photonic interconnects for massively scaling out – and scaling up – AI compute infrastructure.

Photonic InterconnectsNext-Gen ManufacturingSystem-level knowledgeLumicore platformCPO/SiPh manufacturing
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