Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer (Remote)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design, simulate, and optimize passive and active silicon photonic components, including optical switches, waveguides, couplers, splitters, mode converters, and photodetectors.
• Develop innovative component designs to improve optical performance, including insertion loss, crosstalk, bandwidth, power consumption, and fabrication tolerance.
• Perform electromagnetic and multiphysics simulations to optimize device geometries and operating conditions.
• Develop component layouts and test structures, collaborating with layout engineers to implement and verify designs.
• Drive component development through foundry tapeouts, including design reviews, verification, and coordination with manufacturing partners.
• Analyze optical characterization data and wafer-level measurements to validate designs and guide improvements.
• Collaborate with system-level PIC designers to translate system requirements into component specifications.
• Work with foundry partners to understand process capabilities and develop robust, manufacturable designs.

Job requirements

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or a related field, or an M.S. with significant relevant industry experience.
• Strong background in silicon photonic component design, including electromagnetic simulation and device optimization.
• Demonstrated experience designing integrated photonic devices and bringing designs through silicon photonics foundry tapeouts.
• Solid understanding of waveguide optics, photonic device physics, and semiconductor fabrication processes.
• Proficiency with photonic simulation tools such as Ansys Lumerical, Tidy3D, COMSOL, or equivalent.
• Ability to analyze experimental characterization data and translate results into design improvements.
• Strong problem-solving skills, technical independence, and ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.