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Optical Packaging Engineer

Location: Dallas, TX or Santa Clara, CA

Group: Kilby Labs

We can't predict what the future holds, but we know Texas Instruments will have a part in shaping it.

Kilby Labs is the advanced R&D and product development support organization within TI, chartered to define and develop new and innovative technologies and solutions in collaboration with business units and customers.

As a member of Kilby Labs, you'll have the chance to interact with many product groups and functions, work with an interdisciplinary team, and bridge from lab to fab to develop technologies to enable new markets.

About the Position

Kilby Labs is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Optical Packaging Engineer to lead the development and implementation of innovative packaging solutions for cutting-edge optical products, including silicon photonics ICs, optical engines, and co-packaging of optics. The role requires a creative problem-solver who can develop unique, breakthrough technologies that leap-frog the state-of-the-art, as well as contribute across various aspects of a project depending on program needs.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Own optical package designs and requirements, maintaining quality of existing solutions for a range of optics-related products.
• Define and develop new packaging processes and approaches to meet system specifications, including for advanced silicon photonics products.
• Develop solutions for low-loss, low-cost, and scalable fiber-to-chip packaging.
• Design and develop Heterogeneous Integration (HI) assembly processes for photonic and electronic integration.
• Perform multiphysics modeling of thermal, mechanical, and optical properties and performance.
• Lead integrity and yield analysis, driving improvement and corrective actions for silicon process and semiconductor assembly packages using appropriate tools.
• Plan and execute process optimization, characterization, design validation, and failure analysis.
• Collaborate with external partners to realize packaging solutions and manage vendor relationships.
• Consider cost-effectiveness, perform cost reduction studies, and develop package cost reduction programs.
• Maintain product quality, develop, and lead package qualification programs.
• Ensure mass production readiness by collaborating with engineering and operations teams.
• Present work and findings to internal and external stakeholders.