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Sr Photonics Engineer (PIC)

Santa Clara, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-04 → 2026-07-31

Core

Designing, testing, and optimizing photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for high-performance navigation systems used in autonomous vehicles, aerospace, and military applications.

Role type

Senior IC photonics engineer (integrated optics)

Builds

High-performance photonic system-on-chip technology (SIPHOG™ gyroscopes) for navigation and positioning

Domain

Aerospace, defense, and autonomous systems; integrated photonics and optoelectronics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

experimental design and execution, integrated optics design, optoelectronics lab testing, data analysis and statistics, system-level performance optimization, photonic tapeout support, optical packaging coordination, automation of data collection

Preferred skills

silicon photonics, optical gyroscope design, inertial measurement systems, optical design simulation (COMSOL, Lumerical), photonic IC layout generation, PIC packaging

Technologies

COMSOL, Lumerical, fiber optics, detectors, test equipment

Responsibilities

Design and execute experimental plans to characterize optical systems; analyze data to identify design improvements; collaborate with software and hardware teams for system integration; contribute to photonic tapeouts via simulation and layout; support optical packaging and vendor interfacing

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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