Associate Failure Analysis Engineer
Lumilens· Operations
Bulim SquareFull-timePosted 4w ago
About the role
As an Associate Failure Analysis Engineer at Lumilens, you will lead investigations of optical, electrical, and mechanical failures in optical transceiver products, document findings, and drive corrective actions. The role involves developing test infrastructure, writing automation scripts for customer switches, and collaborating with R&D, supplier quality, and production teams to improve product design and manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for optical, mechanical and electrical analysis/troubleshooting of optical transceivers returned from field deployment or internal testing.
- Troubleshoot failures using schematics, test equipment, switches, fault isolation techniques, and Design of Experiments
- Work with cross-functional teams, including supplier quality engineers, to determine the root cause(s) and appropriate improvement/corrective actions
- Thorough documentation of all test and failure analysis results, including photographs, test data, and repair work
- Interface with production databases to extract original shipment information, test data, and traceability information.
- Assess field risk based on understanding of failure modes and field data utilizing available reliability tools
- Analyze and present periodic and timely updates on failure analysis progress and reliability estimates to R&D, corporate teams, and customers
- Engage in discussion with customers and respond to direct technical inquiries
- Bring-up new internal and external test infrastructure to validate failure signatures observed in customer environments
- Develop test scripts to operate and report data from customer switches
- Experience in datacenter architecture is a plus
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in optics, optical engineering, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field
- Experience with or an academic background in optical components, photonics, or electronic systems preferred
- Knowledge of analog and digital circuits
- Familiarity with MSA and customer standards/requirements
- Basic failure analysis techniques/methodologies
- Strong understanding of device physics
- Fundamental understanding of OSA assembly and its periphery circuits
- Knowledge of OSA assemblies, PCBA, and module manufacturing processes is an added advantage
- Working knowledge of device characterization and its techniques
- Strong data analysis skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Skills
Required:Optical engineering fundamentalsFailure analysisData analysisCommunication
Last updated Sep 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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