Reliability Hardware and Test Lead

## Reliability Hardware and Test Lead Apply:
United Kingdom - Towcester Northamptonshire:
Full time:
Posted Today:
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!  
* We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
** If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
* Lumentum Holdings Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Its products support cloud and communications network operators, network equipment manufacturers, data-centre infrastructure, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, data-centre interconnects, communications networks and industrial technology markets.  
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* JOB PURPOSE:

** Provide hands-on technical leadership for the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the Reliability Laboratory and its test hardware. Support semiconductor and optoelectronic qualification through equipment ownership, low-voltage DC test development, test coordination and technician guidance.
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* KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

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** Coordinate laboratory priorities, test schedules, equipment availability and technician workload.**•
** Support HTOL, burn-in, damp heat, HAST, temperature cycling, high-temperature storage, ESD and other reliability testing.**•
** Operate, maintain, troubleshoot and improve ovens, chambers, testers, SMUs, fixtures, carriers and associated instrumentation.**•
** Develop, modify and debug low-voltage DC test circuits, wiring, probe boards, fixtures, sensors and device interfaces.**•
** Support equipment installation, commissioning, calibration, preventative maintenance and acceptance testing.**•
** Maintain work instructions, equipment records, test logs, maintenance schedules and risk assessments.**•
** Apply MSA, GR&R, SPC, capability analysis, Six Sigma, 8D and root-cause methods to improve repeatability and control.**•
** Lead**,
** provide technical guidance and coaching to technicians and interface with Reliability, R&D, Pilot line/Die Fab/ Wafer Fab, Manufacturing operations, Facilities, Quality, EHS and suppliers.**•
** Maintain awareness of AC mains safety, isolation and grounding; the primary technical focus is DC test systems.  
** KEY RELATIONSHIPS:****•
** Reliability Engineering, R&D and Product Design and Development.**•
** Prototype assembly and Manufacturing Test, and Verification Engineering.**•
** Facilities, Maintenance, Quality and EHS.**•
** Equipment suppliers and service providers.
** REPORTS:****•
** Report to Engineering Dev Manager, Chip Reliability.
** EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/

COMPETENCIES:

**** Education/Qualification - Minimum:****•
** HND or equivalent technical qualification with substantial related practical experience; or a Bachelor's degree with typically 5+ years of related experience;
** Skills/Competencies Essential:***
* • Minimum seven years' hands-on experience
** in a high-technology, precision-engineering, electronics, semiconductor, optoelectronics or controlled laboratory environment.**•
** Ability to apply professional concepts to solve complex problems, work independently within broadly defined practices and provide guidance to lower-level personnel.**•
** Practical experience with electrical or electro-mechanical test equipment, instrumentation, fixtures or laboratory apparatus.**•
** Experience with DC testing, wiring, power supplies, sensors, source-measure equipment or test-fixture development.**•
** Strong fault-finding skills and ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams and technical documentation.**•
** Good planning, communication and record-keeping skills, with the ability to follow controlled procedures.**•
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