Full-Time

Cleanroom Wafer Operator

Skorpios Technologies

Skorpios Technologies

51-200 employees

Develops wafer-scale silicon photonics modules

Compensation Overview

$19 - $20/hr

No H1B Sponsorship

Temecula, CA, USA

In Person

US Citizenship Required

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Metrology

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Requirements
  • The candidate must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • The candidate must have at least 6 months of experience in a semiconductor environment, including cleanroom experience.
  • The candidate must be able to operate equipment and process or move products to meet safety, quality, and production goals.
  • The candidate must have knowledge of or experience with tool qualifications, process specifications, and equipment specifications.
  • Knowledge of CMP, photolithography, furnaces, metrology, and wet or dry etch tool functions is ideal.
  • The candidate must be able to lift or move 10 pounds repeatedly.
  • The candidate must be able to stand for long periods and move throughout a tool space.
  • The candidate must be able to work a 12-hour shift on a rotating weekly schedule.
  • The candidate must be able to work independently and within a team.
  • The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
  • The candidate must be flexible to business needs, multitask effectively, demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, and solve problems effectively.
  • The candidate must be able to work in a temperature-controlled cleanroom while wearing a full-body gown, over-boots, over-hood, safety glasses, and electrostatic discharge equipment.
  • The candidate must be able to perform frequent gowning and de-gowning and tolerate interruptions, static noise, and auditory and visual alarms.
  • The candidate must be able to push or pull objects weighing more than 40 pounds, lift more than 40 pounds, and occasionally carry that weight short distances.
  • The candidate must be able to reach, bend, twist, squat, kneel, and stoop to access and work on fabrication tools and perform repetitive wrist, hand, and finger motions.
  • The candidate must be a U.S. person under International Traffic in Arms Regulations, defined as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.
Responsibilities
  • Process material in a fabrication-operations cleanroom environment efficiently to provide high-quality products.
  • Execute equipment qualifications and ensure output meets expectations.
  • Operate tools that start processing cycles, load and unload chambers, and transport finished products.
  • Move products to and from various tools to keep wafers moving in the fabrication facility and ensure specifications are followed.
  • Examine and measure materials and products for defects.
  • Clean wafers and work areas using chemical baths and other equipment.
  • Determine whether chip problems are caused by contamination or a manufacturing flaw.
  • Conduct quality-control checks to ensure products meet safety and quality standards.
Skorpios Technologies

Skorpios Technologies

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Skorpios Technologies designs and sells integrated photonics products built on a proprietary wafer-scale silicon photonics process. Its offerings include modules and components for ethernet pluggable optics, copackaged optics, Lidar, and biosensors, serving telecommunications, data centers, automotive, and healthcare markets. The technology combines lasers, modulators, and photodiodes on a single wafer to create compact, efficient devices used for data transmission and optical sensing. This approach differentiates Skorpios from competitors by using its unique wafer-scale silicon photonics architecture and in-house foundry services to deliver high-performance, densely integrated optical solutions. The company’s goal is to provide fast, reliable optical transmission and sensing technologies that meet the growing demand across multiple industries by delivering advanced photonics products and fabrication services.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$67.9M

Headquarters

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Founded

2009

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What believers are saying

  • Skorpios.com updated August 2026 shows active products and careers, not a dormant startup.
  • March 2024 funding and 2023 Temecula relocation preserved manufacturing capacity.
  • 2026 sampling for 1.6 Tbps and 6.4 Tbps engines opens hyperscale AI revenue.

What critics are saying

  • June 2023 Austin shutdown and 60 layoffs proved operations depend on fragile real estate.
  • Temecula expansion and 52 August 2026 job postings signal heavy cash burn.
  • Broadcom, Marvell, and Cisco can bundle optics, squeezing Skorpios' design wins by 2027.

What makes Skorpios Technologies unique

  • Wafer-scale Tru-SiPh integrates lasers, modulators, and photodiodes directly on silicon.
  • March 2026 1.6 Tbps and 6.4 Tbps optical engines target AI switches.
  • May 2026 white paper reported 0.35 FIT laser reliability, beating discrete transceivers.

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6 month growth

1%

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Associated Press
Mar 17th, 2026
Skorpios achieves 0.35 FIT laser reliability, shifting silicon photonics bottleneck to packaging

Skorpios Technologies has achieved a 0.35 FIT (Failures In Time) reliability rate for integrated lasers in its Tru-SiPh platform, according to a new white paper released at OFC 2026. The milestone shifts the primary reliability bottleneck from lasers to physical packaging in optical systems. The company's wafer-scale integration eliminates mechanical vulnerabilities found in traditional optical transceivers, which typically exhibit failure rates between 120 and 300 FIT. Skorpios integrates two lasers and one Semiconductor Optical Amplifier per channel directly into silicon, removing the need for discrete laser alignment and external fibre channels. The Temecula, California-based company's approach addresses thermal and mechanical constraints in co-packaged optics and high-speed Ethernet switching architectures. Skorpios provides silicon photonics solutions for AI infrastructure, hyperscale networking and other advanced applications.

Military Industry Today
Sep 11th, 2023
Skorpios Technologies Announces Reopening of Services in New Fab Facility in Temecula California

Skorpios Technologies announces reopening of services in new Fab facility in Temecula california.

Skorpios Technologies, Inc.
Mar 2nd, 2023
Skorpios Technologies, Inc. Today Announces the Relocation of Its Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Operation to Southern California | Skorpios Technologies Inc.

Skorpios Technologies, Inc., a vertically integrated leader in heterogeneously integrated silicon photonics announced today that it will be moving fab operations from Austin, Texas to Southern California.

The Business Journals
Feb 14th, 2023
Skorpios to close Austin factory, cut 60 jobs

Semiconductor company Skorpios Technologies Inc. plans to cut 60 employees and shut down an Austin factory after it couldn't negotiate a new lease with its landlord, the University of Texas.