Photonic IC Design Engineer, Design Automation & Modeling
Core
Own the team's photonic design automation flow, building tools and models that take requirements to fabrication-ready designs matching simulation.
Role type
Senior IC photonic IC design engineer (design automation & modeling)
Builds
Photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design flow, component libraries, and calibration/control algorithms for tunable circuits
Domain
Aerospace / Integrated Photonics / AI for Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Inverse design, AI-guided design, Python, autodiff frameworks, electromagnetic simulation (FDTD/FEM/RCWA), lab characterization, compact model development, design-for-test
Preferred skills
Machine learning for engineering, control systems for tunable circuits, photonic layout tooling (gdsfactory/KLayout/Cadence), laser/VCSEL design, 3D heterogeneous integration
Technologies
JAX, PyTorch, FDTD, FEM, RCWA, gdsfactory, KLayout, Cadence
Responsibilities
Own parametric layout generation, simulation orchestration, and automated DRC/LVS sign-off across foundry platforms; Build inverse design engines with topology optimization; Integrate agentic AI tools for design-space exploration; Own device blocks from specification through tapeout and characterization; Partner on design-for-test and measurement pipelines; Calibrate models using lab data; Develop behavioral/physical models for system co-design
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
