R&D Quality & Reliability Engineer
$121,900 - $195,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 19 August 2026 by the employer.
Drive qualification and reliability strategy for Broadcom's Silicon Photonics product portfolio, transceivers, and co-packaged optics.
About the role
Broadcom is seeking a Quality and Reliability Engineer to drive reliability strategy and qualification for its Silicon Photonics product portfolio. The scope covers silicon photonics devices, transceivers, co-packaged optics, and optical engine die transitions to high-volume manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Manage end-to-end reliability qualification of silicon photonics devices, transceivers, co-packaged optics, and related technologies. - Develop qualification plans and reports meeting customer and Broadcom specifications. - Lead failure analysis investigations to closure, coordinating root cause identification and implementing corrective and preventive actions. - Partner with design teams to define qualification test and stress strategies, including infrastructure for reliability assessment of EIC or Optical Engine die. - Implement Product/Process Qualifications (PPQ) and Change Management processes, and assist with customer visits and audits. - Partner with manufacturing teams to facilitate product transfers and volume ramps.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree with 12+ years, Master's with 10+ years, or PhD with 7+ years of experience in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related field. - Demonstrated quality and reliability expertise in silicon photonics, semiconductor photodiodes, modulators, heaters, waveguides, lasers, fiber optics, wafer fabrication, or IC packaging. - Proficiency in device, chip, and circuit reliability, design for reliability, design for test, and semiconductor characterization. - Advanced skills in statistical analysis using JMP, Python, R, or MATLAB, along with database development. - Prior experience in failure analysis techniques and customer-facing interactions.
Skills: quality and reliability, silicon photonics, reliability qualification, failure analysis, statistical analysis
This role has been open 61 days — slightly above the 55-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
427
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$154k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Broadcom | All employers we track in this specialty (427 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 427 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 47 | 9979 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 34 d | 55 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $154k |
Skills observed across this category: quality and reliability, silicon photonics, reliability qualification, failure analysis, statistical analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 77 open roles · median 136 d
- Infineon Technologies · 31 open roles · median 46 d
- Renesas Electronics · 22 open roles · median 40 d
- STMicroelectronics · 19 open roles · median 26 d
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 55 d
- onsemi · 17 open roles · median 73 d
How we counted: 427 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.