Photonics Architect
Core
Define (micro-)architecture for a ground-breaking photonic-based communication fabric and provide detailed technical documents to the engineering team.
Role type
Senior IC photonics architect
Builds
Photonic-based communication fabric (Passage™) for extreme-scale AI and HPC data centers
Domain
Semiconductor industry + photonics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
photonic device design, semiconductor physics, integrated silicon photonics, photonic simulation tools (FDTD, numerical, Verilog-A, VPI Photonics), cross-disciplinary collaboration, complex problem solving
Preferred skills
experience with modulators, receivers, multiplexers, lasers, amplifiers
Technologies
FDTD, numerical, Verilog-A, VPI Photonics
Responsibilities
Propose innovative photonic designs for components; provide performance, power, and area estimates for photonic devices; collaborate with analog engineering for high-bandwidth interconnect solutions; author, review, and validate architectural specifications
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC