R&D Quality & Reliability Engineer

Job Title

R&D Quality & Reliability Engineer

Role Summary

Lead quality and reliability activities for Broadcom's Silicon Photonics product portfolio, focusing on device- and module-level reliability, qualification, and failure analysis. Work cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, and customers to enable new product introductions and volume manufacturing.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Typical experience guidance provided by the employer: Bachelor's +8 years, Master's +6 years, PhD +3 years.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include defining and executing reliability strategy, qualifying devices and modules, and driving corrective actions to ensure product integrity.

• Define and drive quality and reliability strategy for Silicon Photonics devices, transceivers, co-packaged optics, and related products.
• Develop and manage end-to-end reliability qualification plans and reports to meet customer and company requirements.
• Lead failure analysis investigations, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions across functions.
• Collaborate with development teams to design for reliability and design for test; support new product introductions and volume ramps.
• Partner with manufacturing during product transfers and ramp to maintain quality standards.
• Maintain Product/Process Qualification (PPQ) and Change Management practices to protect customers and product integrity.
• Prepare and support customer audits and visits; provide regular quality and reliability reports.

Requirements

Must-have technical and professional skills required to perform the role.

• Proven experience in quality and reliability for silicon photonics, semiconductor photodiodes, modulators, heaters, waveguides, lasers, fiber optics, wafer fabrication, IC packaging, or related areas.
• Strong device, chip and circuit reliability knowledge: design for reliability/test, semiconductor characterization, and qualification test development.
• Experience leading failure analysis and implementing corrective/preventive actions.
• Advanced statistical and analytics skills (JMP, Python, R, MATLAB) and experience building databases for manufacturing support.
• Customer-facing experience and strong written/verbal communication to present quality updates.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment; willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Familiarity with PPQ and change management processes and quality reporting.

Education Requirements

Required: Bachelor's (with ~8+ years' relevant experience), Master's (with ~6+ years), or PhD (with ~3+ years) in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical field.

About the Company

Company: Broadcom

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.