Location: Fremont, CA

Work Setting: 100% onsite engineering and semiconductor reliability environment

Relocation: Available on a case-by-case basis

Compensation: $145,000 – $195,000 base salary

Bonus: Annual bonus target of approximately 16%

Benefits: Full medical, dental, vision, 401(k), employee stock programs, paid time off, and comprehensive employer benefits package

Sponsorship: Will consider H1b-transfers/TN-1 Visas

The Principal Reliability Engineer is a highly technical engineering role responsible for developing, executing, and leading reliability strategies for advanced photonics and semiconductor products. This position will play a key role in product qualification, reliability modeling, accelerated life testing, failure analysis, and long-term product performance assessment across cutting-edge optical technologies.

This engineer will work closely with Design Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Logistics, and external manufacturing partners to establish robust reliability methodologies and ensure products meet demanding performance, quality, and lifetime requirements. The role requires strong expertise in semiconductor device reliability, reliability statistics, accelerated testing methodologies, and data-driven engineering decision making.

This is a high-visibility technical leadership opportunity for an experienced reliability engineer who wants to influence critical product development decisions while supporting technologies at the center of next-generation photonics, telecommunications, and optical networking markets.

Preferred Qualifications