Senior Photonics Design Engineer
Core
Design, simulate, and optimize silicon photonic components (modulators, lasers, detectors) for next-generation optical communication systems in data centers and AI applications.
Role type
Senior IC silicon photonics design engineer (actives)
Builds
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for data center and AI optical systems
Domain
Semiconductor / Optical Communications / Silicon Photonics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Photonic device design and simulation, Tolerance analysis, Test chip development, Statistical analysis of test data, Modeling methodologies, Emerging photonics research
Preferred skills
Layout tools (Cadence, KLayout), Advanced passive/active silicon photonic components, System-level link modeling, Inverse design, Electronic IC integration
Technologies
Lumerical (FDTD, MODE, DEVICE, Interconnect), RSoft, Tidy3D, JMP, Python, Matlab, Cadence, KLayout
Responsibilities
Design and validate photonic components for PICs, Conduct tolerance analysis, Lead test chip development (design, layout, tapeout, validation), Analyze characterization data, Develop modeling methodologies, Research emerging technologies, Collaborate on system-level alignment
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
