Silicon Photonics Design Engineer
Core
Design silicon photonics solutions for advanced data communications applications, including transmit and receive Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and packaging.
Role type
Senior IC silicon photonics design engineer
Builds
High-performance (>200Gbps/lane) photonic integrated circuits and packaging for datacom
Domain
Semiconductor / Optical Communications
Required skills
PIC circuit design and layout, electromagnetic design fundamentals, high-speed modulator and detector design, photonic integrated circuit design, tapeout leadership, electromagnetic simulation, photonic simulation, IC design tools, photonic design enablement tools
Preferred skills
Electronic-Photonic Design Automation (EPDA) flows, scripted layout frameworks, package and board design tools, hands-on silicon photonics volume test and wafer-level test automation, next-gen silicon photonics materials, optical networking applications
Technologies
HFSS, Lumerical, Tidy3D, PhotonDesign, Optiwave, COMSOL, Cadence Virtuoso, Maestro, LayoutXL, Synopsys, Luceda, GDSFactory, Synopsys Altium, Cadence Allegro
Responsibilities
Design and develop passive and active PIC components; translate system specifications into circuit level requirements; collaborate with layout teams to create DRC clean layouts; architect and simulate advanced packaging solutions; drive test methodology and product validation; define process requirements for new silicon photonics platforms; participate in R&D for next-generation technologies; present work and findings to stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC