Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) – Photonics & Optical Packaging

Job Title

Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) – Photonics & Optical Packaging

Role Summary

The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) for Photonics & Optical Packaging manages supplier quality, reliability, and change control for photonic devices and advanced optical packaging technologies (PICs, lasers, modulators, detectors, fiber attach, co-packaged optics). The role focuses on supplier qualification, production readiness, preventing quality escapes, and supporting production ramp and sustaining for high-performance optical interconnect products.

This position partners with internal engineering, manufacturing, and failure-analysis teams and leads supplier reviews and continuous-improvement activities to protect optical performance and long-term reliability.

Experience Level

Senior — requires significant experience. The posting specifies 10+ years of relevant experience in supplier quality, photonics manufacturing, or advanced packaging quality.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include supplier qualification, supplier performance management, quality control for optical processes, failure analysis, and change control.

• Lead qualification and production-readiness of photonics and optical packaging suppliers (PIC fabs, laser epi/fabs, OSATs, fiber attach and passive suppliers).
• Run supplier production readiness reviews covering process capability, yield maturity, reliability readiness, and traceability.
• Ensure compliance to optical-specific quality requirements (alignment tolerances, optical power, coupling loss, cleanliness).
• Own supplier quality for optical processes: die attach, fiber attach, active alignment, underfill, hermetic/non-hermetic sealing, and optical inspection.
• Define critical-to-quality (CTQ) parameters for optical and photonic components and enforce workmanship standards.
• Manage supplier KPIs (yield, optical parameter stability, defect PPM, escapes, on-time delivery) and drive SPC/process capability improvements.
• Define risk-based incoming, in-process, and outgoing inspection strategies; align control plans and SPC monitoring; set stop-ship and containment criteria.
• Lead supplier-related failure analysis (optical, electrical, thermal, mechanical) in coordination with internal and external FA labs and drive CAPA to verified closure.
• Manage supplier PCNs and process changes: assess risk, define re-qualification/reliability testing, and minimize production/customer impact.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience required to perform the role; preferred items listed as nice-to-have.

• Must-have: 10+ years experience in supplier quality, photonics manufacturing, or advanced packaging quality.
• Must-have: Hands-on experience with optical or photonic manufacturing processes and supplier quality for optical packaging flows.
• Must-have: Strong background in SPC, root-cause analysis, and CAPA; experience defining and tracking supplier KPIs.
• Must-have: Experience leading failure analysis and working with internal/external FA labs.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with PICs, lasers, modulators, detectors, or co-packaged optics.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with Telcordia / JEDEC reliability testing for optical components and experience supporting high-volume production ramps.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Optical, Materials, Mechanical, or related field) is specified.

About the Company

Company: Marvell Technology

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions serve as essential building blocks of the data infrastructure connecting our world, driving innovation across enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures. The company focuses on creating transformative technology that shapes the future.