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Optical Packaging/Component Engineer

AvicenaTech

AvicenaTech

Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Posted on Jul 18, 2025

Avicena is a privately held company developing microLED based ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. This technology will revolutionize High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry with a track record of delivering breakthrough products. (www.avicena.tech)

About the role:

Develop and test packaging solutions for multi-lane optical interconnects.

  • Design and test optical sub-assemblies with arrays of optical fibers.
  • Design multi-fiber optical connectors and work with external vendors to develop connector eco-system.
  • Design micro-array assembly process, fixture and tooling development.
  • Work with optical fibers, optical launch optimization and optical loss testing.
  • Develop mechanical/optomechanical test procedures.
  • Perform micron level assembly techniques.
  • Measure material properties and interactions (e.g. epoxy selection, CTE, stress)
  • Component reliability and qualification testing.

Requirements :

  • 5+ years’ experience in Opto-Mechanical or Optical Packaging field.
  • M.S. degree or higher in Opto-Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent field.
  • Preferred experience with Optical Transceiver assembly, Silicon Photonics or Co-Packaged Optics
  • Hands-on expertise with mechanical design software (e.g. Solidworks) and mechanical modeling simulations
  • Experience with optical modelling software (e.g. Zemax, LightTools) is an asset
  • Knowledge of micro-replication techniques and polymer molding is an asset
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Excellent teamwork and interpersonal/communication skills within the company and with partners, customers, and consultants.