Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Provide hands-on IT support for manufacturing and corporate environments: troubleshoot production/test stations, maintain Windows and Linux systems, manage virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V/Azure), networks, monitoring, backups, and automation (PowerShell/Bash). Create documentation and training, work with DB/network/process-control teams, and improve processes through data-driven analysis and quality/safety practices.

Lead development, characterization, qualification and transfer of high-volume optoelectronic assembly processes. Design and run DOE, perform FMEA/RCCA, specify/procure equipment, design tooling, document processes, train technicians, and ensure successful manufacturing transfer and equipment maintenance.

Develop, characterize, qualify, and transfer assembly manufacturing processes to production. Design and run DOE, perform FMEA and root-cause analysis, design tooling/fixtures, document processes, train technicians, and oversee equipment procurement, calibration, and maintenance for high-volume optoelectronic assembly.

Manage the Optics hardware services portfolio end-to-end: set up service offerings at NPI, define SoWs, pricing/costing, support pre-sales tendering, oversee delivery and lifecycle, and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure operational and commercial success.

Maintain and improve uptime of wafer-fabrication equipment (wet etch, plasma etchers, metal deposition). Install, qualify, repair, and sustain tools; write procedures, troubleshoot root causes, train staff, manage preventive maintenance, and support audits and inventory.

Support NPI and sustaining engineering for routing hardware by managing product data, change control (ECO/MCO/Stop Orders), and BOM health. Develop custom queries, adapt SQL/Sequel for evolving product structures, implement data models, and create PLM workflows while coordinating across hardware, software, and product line management.

Simulate and analyze ultra-high-speed PCB channels (112G+ SerDes), provide SI guidance to digital hardware designers, perform TDR/VNA and oscilloscope measurements, document results, and implement signal integrity best practices across cross-functional teams.

Lead standards strategy and advocacy for optical transport products, working with PLMs, R&D, and standards bodies (ITU-T, OIF, IEEE 802.3, OpenROADM). Develop and promote contributions, influence industry direction, report internally, and collaborate across business development, product management, marketing, and engineering to align product strategy with evolving optical, Ethernet, and transport standards.

Lead reliability engineering for Silicon Photonics hardware: define and validate reliability models, perform MTBF/MTBCF predictions, analyze field data, direct verification testing and root-cause analysis, drive corrective actions, and mentor cross-functional teams to improve product reliability.

Designs and develops silicon photonics integrated circuits, managing the entire development process, including testing and analysis for cutting-edge photonic devices and systems-on-chip.