Photonics IC Packaging Engineer- Silicon

Wave Recruitment
Oxford
6 months ago
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⚡ Photonics IC Packaging Engineer – Photonics & Semiconductors

📍 Oxford, UK (Hybrid)

📑 Permanent | Full-time


Wave Recruitment is hiring a Photonics IC Packaging Engineer for a breakthrough deep-tech company building the hardware that will power next-generation AI and data centre infrastructure.


This isn’t just another packaging role. You’ll be a key contributor in a small team (currently two people in packaging), developing and delivering the electrical packaging solutions that take photonic-electronic modules from R&D through to high-volume production.


Your work will directly impact how AI workloads are scaled worldwide, solving performance and reliability bottlenecks that currently hold back large-scale compute. The role also includes occasional overseas travel to work with international suppliers and manufacturing partners.


🔧 What You’ll Be Doing


  • Designing packaging solutions for photonic-electronic systems, from substrates to interposers
  • Owning deliverables end-to-end: design, supplier engagement, documentation, and verification
  • Defining and running test plans for thermal, mechanical, and reliability performance
  • Troubleshooting packaging challenges and driving yield improvements at scale
  • Working closely with hardware, optical, and manufacturing partners to ensure manufacturability and cost efficiency
  • Collaborating with overseas suppliers and supporting on-site activities as required


🎯 What You’ll Bring


  • Strong background in semiconductor packaging (substrates, interposers, high bump-count devices)
  • Experience taking packaging from concept through to production
  • Knowledge of thermal management, warpage, mechanical stress, and yield optimisation
  • Hands-on approach in lab/prototype environments, alongside supplier-facing delivery
  • Excellent communication skills across internal teams and external partners
  • Willingness to travel internationally when required


Why This Role?


  • Impact: Shape packaging for the technologies driving the next wave of AI
  • Ownership: Responsibility for packaging deliverables in a small, high-impact team
  • Innovation: Work at the frontier of photonics and semiconductors, not incremental upgrades


📩 Interested? Apply directly or contact Wave Recruitment for more details.


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