Senior Photonic-Integrated-Circuit Integration Engineer
Core
Architect, design, and optimize complex active and passive silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for AI datacenter scale-up, laser sources, and pluggable/NPO/CPO/OCI solutions.
Role type
Senior IC silicon photonics integration engineer
Builds
High-performance silicon photonic chips for datacenter and optical interconnect applications
Domain
Semiconductor / Silicon Photonics / Datacenter Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design and optimization, link budget analysis, electrical power budgets, back-reflection budgets, Monte Carlo modeling, tape-out leadership, optical system simulation (Lumerical, RSoft, Tidy3D), layout tools (Cadence, KLayout, Synopsys Optocompiler), GDSII generation
Preferred skills
Statistical analysis (JMP, MATLAB, Python), photonic test methodologies (OSA, tunable lasers, OBR, OVA), EDA/PDA methodologies, LVS/SDL/DRC verification, fiber/free-space coupling expertise
Technologies
Lumerical Interconnect, ADS, Lumerical FDTD/MODE/DEVICE, RSoft, Tidy3D, Harold, Photon Design, MATLAB, Python, JMP, Cadence, KLayout, Synopsys Optocompiler, GDSFactory
Responsibilities
Architect and optimize complex active and passive silicon photonic integrated circuits; Develop and execute plans for chip design, layout, tape out, test, validation, and performance debug; Conduct data analysis, reliability, qualification, and delivery of known-good-die solutions; Design and simulate photonic integrated circuit systems using advanced modeling tools; Drive high-volume manufacturing (HVM) enabling flows and ensure seamless integration of photonic technologies; Develop technical documentation and test content to support the silicon photonics chip lifecycle
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC