Product Test Engineer

Company Description

Lightwave Logic (Nasdaq: LWLG) is a publicly traded technology company located at the foothills of the beautiful Rocky Mountains. LWLG is doing exciting work commercializing its proprietary organic nonlinear polymers for a variety of electro-optic devices, with primary applications in high-speed fiber-optic telecom and data communications. Our development roadmap is geared to disrupt the industry by introducing organic modulators and related photonic integrated circuits that have superior speed, lower power consumption, and smaller size than present inorganic devices. Our materials and devices are extendable into other applications, including sensors and instrumentation.

We are seeking a Product Test Engineer to work with the reliability team in Englewood, CO. As a member of a growing team of product and test engineers working in a fast paced, collaborative environment, the successful candidate will work in multi-disciplinary team of electro-optic test engineers, optical designs, chemists and reliability engineers.

The work responsibility will include fabricating polymer thin-films, setting up optical test benches (scopes, power meters, photodetectors), performing stress testing (thermal aging, humidity testing, temperature cycling, high optical power testing), and data analysis. The work will also include learning to use new test techniques such as measuring absorption spectra and measuring non-linear optical properties of polymers.

A strong background in research and development, hands-on laboratory work operating complex scientific instruments, and experience with optical alignment are strongly desired skills.

Tasks you will do or learn how to do

• Learning and fabricating polymer thin films on different kinds of substrates (glass, silicon,)

• Leaning and characterizing optical thin films and silicon photonic devices

• Helping and building optical test set-ups with variety of optical components.

• Operating environmental chambers, complex scientific equipment and metrology tools (e.g. Teng-Man technique)

• Setting up and using optical test set-ups and test benches including the programming and use of test automation software and data acquisition (Python)

• Performing FA work to isolate failure root causes.

Desired qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor or Master in material science, electrical engineering, physics, or a related field.

• Some experience working in chemistry lab, spin coating of polymers and fabrication of polymer thin films is desirable.

• Competency in lab automation software packages such as Python is highly desirable. Familiarity with communicating with lab equipment (PyVISA, RS-232, USB, Ethernet)

• Experience with optical alignment, laser sources, passive and active optics, fiber handling, is a good asset to have.

• Experience operating benchtop test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, and DC power supplies.

• Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Able to work as part of a team in a highly collaborative environment.as well as independently with minimal supervision.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Compensation & Benefits

• SALARY RANGE: $80,000 - $120,000 (LWLG offers competitive salaries based on the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant.)
• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage (employee and family)
• Company contribution of $500/year (prorated) toward your medical FSA
• PTO and company holidays as spelled out in the Company Handbook
• 401K (Safe Harbor, 4% match)

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and CV/resume to resumes@lightwavelogic.com