Quality Engineer

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to ensure product and process quality within Lumentum's optical and photonic manufacturing operations. This role partners with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Product Engineering, NPI, and Supplier Quality teams to prevent quality risks, resolve production issues, and drive sustainable improvements in yield, quality, and manufacturing performance.

Key responsibilities

• Support manufacturing quality performance for assigned products or production areas.
• Monitor defects, yield loss, scrap, rework, process capability, and quality escapes.
• Ensure production processes comply with control plans, work instructions, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Review manufacturing and traceability records for accuracy and compliance.
• Define and improve inspection methods, sampling plans, acceptance criteria, and process controls.
• Manage nonconforming products and support Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions.
• Lead investigations into product, process, material, and workmanship issues.
• Drive containment, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Apply 8D, CAPA, PFMEA, SPC, MSA, and other quality tools to prevent recurrence.
• Lead improvement activities to reduce defects, process variation, scrap, rework, and the cost of poor quality.

About you

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Applied Science, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in manufacturing quality assurance or quality engineering.
• Experience in optical, photonic, semiconductor, electronics, or other high-technology manufacturing is preferred.
• Good knowledge of 8D, RCA, CAPA, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, MSA, and statistical analysis.
• Experience with manufacturing nonconformances, audits, NPI, process validation, and engineering changes.
• Good understanding of ISO 9001 or comparable quality management systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

About us

Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a global leader in optical and photonic technologies that power the networks and infrastructure behind AI, cloud computing, and next-generation communications. Built on decades of photonics innovation, Lumentum delivers high-performance lasers, modules, and optical subsystems that enable scalable, energy-efficient data center connectivity, advanced telecom networks, industrial manufacturing, and sensing applications. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company operates R&D, manufacturing, and sales facilities worldwide.