Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

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What Youll Be Doing

• Design the opto-mechanical elements of next-generation optical products for telecom data centers and AI/ML infrastructure from concept to completion in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Ensure designs meet opto-mechanical thermal performance reliability time-to-market and cost requirements
• Lead concept design evaluations and define the optimal design architecture in collaboration with simulation optical design authority tooling hardware/electrical and process teams
• Conduct design reviews focusing on design for manufacturability (DfM) engineering analysis to predict product performance and reliability design optimization material selection dimensional stability of optics and tolerance analysis
• Engage with suppliers to explore new technologies and materials for opto-mechanical packaging and advanced semiconductor packaging including flip chips 2.5D/3D advanced packaging silicon photonics adhesives/epoxies/underfills ceramics thermal interface materials hermetic packaging technologies and thermoelectric coolers
• Perform FEA to evaluate stress warpage solder joint reliability in advanced electronics packaging assemblies
• Simulate/quantify linear/nonlinear material behaviors of BGA solder joints copper pillars underfills in terms of plasticity/viscoelasticity creep etc.
• Drive design of experiments (DOEs) to guide design decisions and process improvements covering chip warpage stress-optics dimensional stability of optics shock and vibration and thermal performance
• Document design files best practices and internal design guidelines to ensure knowledge retention and continuous improvement

What Were Looking For

Minimum qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in opto-mechanical design with working knowledge of mechanical design related to optical performance thermal performance shock and vibration aging process and manufacturability
• Experience in mechanical design and simulation of advanced semiconductor packages such as flip chips 2.5D/3D advanced packaging
• Experience in design simulation and testing of thermal solutions for advanced opto-electronics packages and systems including air-cooling and liquid-cooling solutions.
• Proven working knowledge of GD&T standards metrology statistical tolerances and how they relate to process and design variations in high volume manufacturing
• Proficiency in using 3D CAD software to work on large assemblies in PLM environment
• Self-motivated action-focused and results-oriented individual with strong negotiation skills to collaborate with other functional teams taking a technical leadership role
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and commitment to end-to-end project execution
• Positive attitude and a team player with the ability to work effectively with different stakeholders in a cross-functional environment
• Desire and capability to learn quickly continuously improve and adapt to dynamic challenges
• Ability to drive technical negotiations while balancing performance time-to-market and cost considerations

Desired qualifications:

• Proven experience addressing complex mechanical and thermal design challenges in products for Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) applications
• Experience in designing products for shock and vibration requirements according to Telcordia standard
• Experience in telecom/datacom photonics product development and manufacturing including silicon photonics technology
• Working knowledge of reliability qualification of semiconductor packages and design-for-reliability (DfR) and industry standards such as IPC JEDEC etc.
• Knowledge of material science and behavior of materials including brittle ductile materials viscoelastic materials such as adhesives/epoxies TIMs
• Working knowledge of opto-mechanical STOP (Structural Thermal Optical Performance) analysis and experimental validation (FEA/CFD design of experiment for model calibration materials characterization DOE etc.)
• Previous experience with Structural Thermal Analysis & Results(STAR) module in Ansys
• Familiar with optical metrology instruments such as optical interferometry polarimeter etc. and testing and post-processing data analysis
• 5-10 years of experience on opto-mechanical design of optical systems

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