CareerPlan

Principal R&D Laser EPI Design Engineer

USA - CA - San Jose (Ridder)Full-time$135k–$193k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-11

Core

Design epitaxial growth recipes for III/V semiconductor laser devices to meet performance requirements including output power, wavelength, and reliability.

Role type

Principal R&D Laser EPI Design Engineer

Builds

Novel laser diode devices and related intellectual property (IP)

Domain

Optoelectronics / Semiconductor Physics / Laser Diodes

Required skills

MBE or MOCVD growth of III/V semiconductors, semiconductor wafer analysis (PL, XRD, SIMS, TEM), device physics, data analysis (Python, Matlab, JMP)

Preferred skills

GaAs based VCSEL device experience, device modeling and simulation

Technologies

MBE, MOCVD, Python, Matlab, JMP, SIMS, TEM, EDX, XRD

Responsibilities

Coordinate epitaxial growth recipes with device designers, translate designs into growth recipes, manage external vendors for growth execution, analyze characterization data to modify designs, support NPI with wafer processing and reliability data, generate key IP for novel ideas

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC