R&D Test Engineer

Job Location

Job Location
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Castilian Dr Office, CA;
Pine Ave Office

KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc. (KSLD) is a global leader in the commercialization of gallium nitride (GaN) based laser light sources. As a wholly owned subsidiary of KYOCERA Corporation, KSLD combines advanced laser innovation with the strength, scale, and manufacturing excellence of a global technology leader. KSLD develops and manufactures high performance Laser Light™ solutions engineered to deliver exceptional brightness, efficiency, and reliability.

Our GaN laser technologies enable a wide range of applications, including automotive and mobility, specialty and portable lighting, projection and AR/VR displays, biomedical instrumentation, industrial imaging, and emerging communication technologies such as LiFi. With vertically integrated capabilities and deep technical expertise, KSLD collaborates closely with customers to deliver application‑specific laser solutions, accelerating development timelines from concept through production. The company operates advanced R&D and manufacturing facilities in Santa Barbara, CA and Fremont, CA, supporting both innovation and high volume manufacturing needs.

KSLD is ISO 9001 certified and IATF 16949 compliant for automotive applications, and its products meet rigorous UL and IEC safety standards, reflecting a strong commitment to quality, safety, and reliability.

Recognized by Fortune magazine’s Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production, KSLD fosters an employee‑centric culture built on collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous innovation. Guided by a mission to engineer the future of light, KSLD develops laser‑based solutions that power next generation mobility, consumer, specialty lighting, and industrial technologies.

KSLD will continue to pioneer the future of light by developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative laser‑based products with high efficiency and luminance for mobility, specialty lighting, consumer, and industrial applications.

Kyocera SLD Laser is looking for an individual to participate in achieving GaN device testing objectives in the Advanced Development Group at Kyocera SLD Laser. The successful candidate will be hands‑on, self‑motivated, and detail oriented. The candidate will possess familiarity with device physics, opto‑mechanical and opto‑electronic systems, testing software and equipment, as well as excellent organizational and communication skills, attention to detail, and eagerness to be a team player.

The candidate will be part of the Advanced Development Group, which is at the heart of the research and development of novel semiconductor devices at the core of Kyocera SLD Laser’s state‑of‑the‑art products, working closely with other R&D technicians, engineers and scientists, contributing substantially to the design and optimization of our devices.

• Ownership of existing test equipment: troubleshooting, maintenance, calibration, and modification of test setups according to the needs of different projects and company goals.
• Ownership of existing OEM equipment.
• Ownership of test data and coordination with SQL database owners to ensure data integrity and quality.
• Create and maintain queries and scripts for accessing, analyzing, and summarizing collected data.
• Design, assemble, validate testing, documentation, maintain, and calibrate specialty test setups for novel opto‑electronic devices and materials.
• Develop software interfaces for automated or semi‑automated test equipment and setups using LabVIEW (preferred) or optional languages such as Matlab and Python; update/up­grade current and new software interfaces.

• MS or Ph.D. in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related fields.
• Self‑motivated and willing to assume ownership of projects.
• Experience with optoelectronic test requirements, solutions, and systems.
• Hands‑on experience with test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, DC power supplies, microscopes, cameras, spectrometers, optical components, automated and semi‑automated device testers, and motion‑control units.
• Solid understanding of relational databases; able to…