Diamond Foundry
Director, Laser Technology
Bay Area, California · Director
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About the role
- We are seeking an experienced, seasoned leader of Laser Technology to lead our laser process development and advanced optics team. In this role, you will own the end-to-end lifecycle of our high-power laser technology —from initial optical physics R&D and beam delivery modeling to scaling laser-material processing loops on the manufacturing floor. You will
- manage a team of laser engineers, optical physicists, and process specialists driving breakthrough yields in precision material processing.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical roadmap for high-power laser systems, beam shaping optics, and ultrafast laser slicing for diamond wafers.
- Lead and scale a high-performing team of photonics engineers, optical physicists, and laser process specialists.
- Drive the scaling and transfer of laser-material processing recipes (dicing, singulation, surface ablation) from R&D to the factory floor.
- Partner with Equipment Engineering to design, procure, and integrate high-precision optical delivery hardware and galvo systems.
- Collaborate with Metrology and Automation teams to implement real-time optical sensor grids and closed-loop process controls.
- Strong background in Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
Requirements
- 8+ years in laser systems engineering, with 5+ years managing technical optical/process engineering teams.
- Deep technical expertise in high-power industrial lasers (fiber, DPSS, ultrafast/femtosecond), beam delivery optics, and galvo scanners.
- Proven track record in precision laser-material processing loops (e.g., semiconductor wafer slicing, ceramic/hard-material dicing, or optical annealing).
- Proficiency with optical simulation tools (Zemax, Code V) and multiphysics modeling platforms (COMSOL, MATLAB, Python).
Compensation
- $195k-$270k
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