FAB Test Operations Engineer, Spectacles, L4

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Spectacles team is pushing the boundaries of technology to bring people closer together in the real world. Our fifth-generation Spectacles, powered by Snap OS, showcase how standalone, see-through AR glasses make playing, learning, and working better together.

We’re looking for a Fab Test Engineer to join the Process Engineering Team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

• Provide primary maintenance and troubleshooting support of standard and custom electrical and optical testing machines such as:

  • Electrical continuity testers

  • Custom electro-optical display testers

  • An advanced HVM Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) machine

• Identify and recommend optimizations of these machines for reliability and accuracy

• Create and optimize AOI scan recipes  

• Write production, troubleshooting, and maintenance procedures

• Handle and replace electrical tester probe cards 

• Troubleshooting of electrical and optical sources and sensors

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Efficient, practical hands-on problem solving skills

• Experience with testing displays

• Comfortable spending several hours per day in a cleanroom suit

• Familiarity with optical testing

• Can perform data analysis to reveal trends and identify outliers

• Understands principles of calibration and tool-to-tool matching 

• Understands basic principles of light such as polarization

• Can interpret and work from high-level electrical schematics 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• 3+ years of post-Bachelor’s mechanical or hardware engineering experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 2+ years of post-grad mechanical or hardware engineering  experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant experience

• 1+ years experience with liquid crystal

• Experience with advanced AOI machines

• Basic-to-intermediate Python programming skills

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

Zone B:

Zone C:

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.