CareerPlan

Photonic Design Manager

San Jose, CaliforniaFull-time2026-09-01 → 2026-10-22
No visa sponsorship

Core

Lead a team of silicon photonics design engineers to deliver product-quality PICs for co-packaged optics, focusing on device design, circuit analysis, and DFx best practices.

Role type

Manager, silicon photonics design team

Builds

Product-quality PICs for co-packaged optics

Domain

Semiconductors / Integrated Photonics

Required skills

Integrated photonics, silicon photonics, team management, foundry technology, supply chain management, DFx, optical communication, device physics, link architecture, high-speed design, optical packaging, reliability testing, Python/Matlab/Verilog-A, Cadence/Synopsys, Ansys FDTD/MODE, TCAD, HFSS, EMX, COMSOL

Preferred skills

Managing photonic design teams, R&D to HVM product delivery, photonic/electronic design tools, software development for photonic analysis, cross-disciplinary hardware/firmware design

Technologies

Cadence, Synopsys, Ansys FDTD, Ansys MODE, TCAD, HFSS, EMX, COMSOL, Python, Matlab, Verilog-A

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a design team to deliver advanced integrated silicon photonic devices; Collaborate with internal and external teams to define and drive foundry technology and supply chain requirements; Establish and maintain best-practices for DFx across photonic designs; Drive innovation in new devices, circuits, and optical architectures

Seniority

Manager, hands-on IC leadership