Senior Principal Engineer, Silicon Photonics Architect
Core
Lead end-to-end architecture for silicon photonics solutions combining PICs, EICs, advanced packaging, and optical interfaces to deliver pilot projects proving technology feasibility and manufacturability.
Role type
Senior Principal Engineer, Silicon Photonics Architect
Builds
Pilot demonstrators and scalable silicon-photonics products for data-center interconnect, AI/HPC fabrics, and high-speed Ethernet applications.
Domain
Semiconductor / Silicon Photonics / Optical Communications (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000153658409-senior-principal-engineer-silicon-photonics-architect-at-renesas-electronics)
Required skills
Silicon photonics architecture, PIC/EIC design tradeoffs, optical I/O and co-packaged optics, high-speed mixed-signal EIC functions, semiconductor process technologies, PDK-based design, DFM, advanced packaging, simulation tools, link and system budgeting.
Preferred skills
Co-packaged optics chiplets, 2.5D/3D integration, hybrid bonding, flip-chip, laser integration, thermal solutions, data-center interconnect, AI/HPC fabrics.
Responsibilities
Define system requirements and partition functionality across PIC, EIC, package, and optics; create link and system budgets; guide PIC and EIC architecture tradeoffs; lead architecture reviews and establish verification plans; coordinate foundries, OSAT partners, and IP vendors; mentor architects and engineers.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
