UK Residency Programme - Optoelectronics Device Engineer
Core
Design, simulate, optimize, and characterize high-speed optoelectronic devices (photodiodes, microLEDs, VCSELs, modulators) and architectures for optical communication systems.
Role type
Senior IC optoelectronic device engineer (R&D)
Builds
High-speed optoelectronic transmitters and receivers, compact models for co-simulation, and automated test workflows.
Domain
Semiconductor photonics / Optoelectronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | research
Required skills
Semiconductor device physics, light-matter interactions, high-speed device design, optical/electrical characterization, Python/Matlab for automation, simulation tool proficiency, design-for-manufacturability
Preferred skills
III-V and silicon photonics platform experience, photonic foundry tape-outs, PDK development, optical packaging, co-packaged optics
Technologies
Lumerical, COMSOL, tidy3D, HFSS, TCAD
Responsibilities
Design and execute DOE plans to evaluate and optimize high-speed optoelectronic transmitter and receiver architectures; Develop equivalent circuit and compact models for electro-optic devices to enable co-simulation with electronic circuits; Perform comprehensive electrical, optical, and electro-optical characterization under DC and high-frequency conditions; Develop automated test, measurement and data analysis workflows and correlate experimental results with simulations; Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to support device fabrication, tape-outs and post-silicon validation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
