Manufacturing Engineer - Photonics Products

EFFECT Photonics started as a spin‑off from Eindhoven University of Technology and has since grown into a production‑ready supplier for some of the most demanding optical network programs. We are a scale‑up with a hands‑on engineering culture – the kind of team where the people solving the hard problems are the same people you talk to. Our Indium Phosphide (InP) platform is based on established processes and a supply structure designed for continuity and intended to scale across product generations.

Manufacturing Engineer – Photonics Products
You will be responsible for setting up and supporting the production of advanced photonics products in a high‑volume manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Pro‑active, self‑directed, able to work independently as well as being part of a cross‑functional team. Works together with Product Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain Management and suppliers.

Ability to identify risks and drive risk mitigation plans

Yield improvement leadership

Process Optimisation

Root Cause Analysis

Statistical Data Analysis

Continuous Improvement

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Manufacturing Scalability

Technical Problem Solving

Operational Excellence

Experienced with supplier interactions

Excellent communication and teamwork

Good writing and oral communication skills in English

Understanding of Asia business culture

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or a related technical discipline.

5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in photonics, optoelectronics, semiconductor, or precision electronics manufacturing.

Demonstrated success driving measurable yield improvement in a production environment.

Strong understanding of photonics manufacturing processes and optical assembly techniques.

Experience with statistical analysis tools, SPC, DOE, root cause analysis, and failure analysis methodologies.

Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles.

Experience in working in cleanroom manufacturing environments.

Strong problem‑solving, analytical and data interpretation skills.

Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with photonic integrated circuits (PICs), fiber optics, lasers, LiDAR, telecom optics, or optical transceivers.

Six sigma green belt or black belt certification.

Familiarity with automated optical alignment and test systems.

Experience with MES systems, ERP platforms, and manufacturing data analytics tools.

Knowledge of reliability testing and qualification standards for photonics products.

Experience supporting NPI (New Product Introduction) and manufacturing scale‑up.

During the Product Design Stage

Own the industrialisation and NPI (New Product Introduction) processes – from an Operations point of view – from product concept into mass production until End of Life.

Participate in the cross‑functional project team to ensure that proposed product designs are manufacturable and meet quality & margin requirements by driving design for manufacturability, assembly, test, reliability and cost principles.

Ensuring product readiness for manufacturing including BOM accuracy and availability of specifications, drawings, control plans.

Pushing the boundaries of the manufacturing processes to support product innovation.

Work with selected manufacturing partners to solicit early manufacturability feedback and ramp up assigned projects into mass production.

During the Mass Production Stage

Prime contact for the selected manufacturing partners on technical matters. Act as the interface between Thailand manufacturing and Eindhoven engineer teams.

Lead yield improvement initiatives.

Analyze manufacturing data, defect paretos, SPC trends, and failure analysis results to identify root causes of yield loss and process variation.

Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to improve first‑pass yield, throughput, reliability and product cost.

Optimize manufacturing processes including optical alignment, die attach, wire bonding, packaging, test, assembly, and burn‑in operations.

Drive continuous improvement…