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Silicon Photonics & Optical Packaging Eng

San Francisco Bay Area, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2025-10-28 → 2026-09-28

Core

Lead silicon photonics packaging technology development, defining architecture, assembly processes, and optical coupling designs for high-volume, low-cost optical interconnects.

Role type

Senior IC silicon photonics & optical packaging engineer

Builds

High-efficiency optical I/O modules, SiPh engine/chiplet packages, and co-packaging solutions

Domain

Semiconductor industry + silicon photonics/optical interconnects

Required skills

silicon photonic device design and modeling, optical packaging architecture definition, micro-optical component assembly and interface characterization, simulation of optical systems, cross-functional collaboration for scalable manufacturing, documentation and technical presentation

Preferred skills

CMOS BEOL wafer scale processing, flip chip assembly (CoC, CoW, WLP), active and passive fiber alignment, SiPh device component knowledge (lasers, modulators, PDs, waveguides, MUX/DeMUX), advanced packaging technologies

Technologies

Lumerical, Zemax, COMSOL

Responsibilities

Design and model silicon photonic devices and optical interconnects optimizing coupling, thermal, and signal integrity; Develop and simulate optical packaging architectures integrating photonic chips, fibers, and electronics; Prototype and characterize integrated photonic packages correlating simulation with measurements; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable scalable, manufacturable designs; Document results and present technical findings

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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