Test Engineering Manager - Production

Senior Test Engineering Manager to own the scale-up of production test platforms for InP-based gain chips and DFB lasers. Lead a small team of test engineers and technicians, acting as the technical authority on gain chip and laser test methodology across sites. Hands-on role with bench work, coding, and whiteboard problem-solving. Architecture & strategy for production test platform (burn-in, CoC, station-to-station correlation, throughput, MTBF, calibration cadence, and capital roadmap). DOE and qualification methodology for new fixtures, product introductions, and process changes (GR&R, Cpk, t-tests, drift monitoring). Hands-on build & code: design and build automated test stations, fixture mechanics, optical alignment, TEC stages, electrical interfaces, environmental control. Develop instrument control and automation test software; write production-grade data capture (SQL schema definitions, parquet sidecars for analytics, fault handling, traceability to wafer and chip ID). Set the bar for code quality (version control, code review, documentation). Customer & qualification: own the technical defense of CoC data with key customers and troubleshoot correlation gaps between test floor and customer data; drive root-cause investigations on outgoing quality escapes back through the test flow.