Engineer for new stepper at TAK

Lumentum Operations LLC

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Japan - Tokyo (Takao) Until 8/21/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted April 14, 2026 Last posted April 14, 2026
Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Responsibilities:

  • Develops new or modified InP-based Lithography process, defines exposure condition or handling equipment requirements and specifications, and contributes by applying the developed technologies in the manufacture, fabrication, and evaluation of products.
  • Responsible for introducing new Lithography process equipment and setting up lithography process conditions to realize mass-production capacity ramp.
  • Involvement may begin at any step from pilot plant to full-scale manufacturing.
  • May conceive and plan projects involving definition and selection of new concepts, equipment automation technology, and approaches in the processing or development of new or improved processes.

Expected Background:

  • BSc, MSc, PhD degree in electronics, electrical engineering, physics, or a related equivalent technical field.
  • Bachelors and 5+ years of work experience, Masters and 3+ years of work experience. PhD. no relevant work experiences.

Expected Skill:

  • In optical semiconductor wafer processing, experience in process improvement using stepper or Ebeam equipment and wafer process production technology is required. Practical experience in wet/dry etching, oxide film deposition, sputtering, metal deposition is even better.
  • On-time mindset
  • Fluent Japanese speaker and business level English skill including managing and discussion in on-line meeting, email communications, and documentation in English.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

About this role

Summary

Develop and set up lithography processes for semiconductor manufacturing, involving equipment and technology improvements.

Job title

Engineer for new stepper at TAK

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

electronics

Location requirements

Tokyo, Japan; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

wafer processingstepperEbeametchingdepositionfluency in Japanesebusiness English

Preferred skills

process improvementautomation technologyproject planning

Specializations

optical semiconductorwafer processinglithographyetchingdeposition
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

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Work arrangement unknown