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Photonic IC Development Tech Lead

San Jose, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-05 → 2026-07-22

Core

Leading the end-to-end development and design platform for high-volume silicon photonics integrated circuits (PICs), establishing methodology for device design, integration, and production ramp.

Role type

Senior IC machine-learning engineer (audio)

Builds

Next-generation photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and in-house design infrastructure (PDK, design flow, toolchain)

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Silicon Photonics

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Silicon photonics design, PDK and design-flow development, testability, reliability, manufacturability, architecture definition, tapeout management, foundry partnership, design-for-testability, design-for-reliability, yield optimization, cross-functional leadership, technical mentorship

Responsibilities

Define technical vision and roadmap for silicon photonics chip design; Lead end-to-end development from requirements to production ramp; Establish and scale a world-class silicon photonics design organization; Drive development of in-house PDK and design flow/toolchain; Partner with foundries and packaging teams for manufacturability; Lead design-for-testability and design-for-reliability strategies; Own technical decisions on process nodes and tradeoffs; Drive silicon debug and yield learning; Mentor senior engineers and technical leads; Represent the company with ecosystem partners and customers

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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