Staff Photonics Design and Layout Engineer

Join a tight-knit team where each individual’s contributions directly influence the company's and product's success. You'll have the opportunity to build a new kind of computer, including the development of Silicon Photonics-based high-performance optical interconnect solutions for the next generation of AI-ML products from the ground up. Work with people who love to build and who thrive in technically diverse environments where great ideas are prioritized.

Responsibilities:

• Design, layout, and test innovative photonic devices
• Contribute and own large-scale photonic layouts for high-volume products
• Actively collaborate across disciplines, with analog, digital, and physical design teams to tapeout products and characterization devices.
• Actively collaborate with the product, sales, and architectural teams to define requirements for device characterization, debugging, and validation.
• Provide thought leadership in the area of expertise and be perceived as a subject matter expert
• Works on broader organizational projects that require a thorough understanding of photonics
• Accountable for results, which may impact the entire function
• Contribute to Process Design Kits (PDK) development

Qualifications:

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics or similar disciplines
• 8 years and a Master’s degree; PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• In-depth knowledge of semiconductor device physics
• In-depth knowledge of photonic devices and their modeling algorithms
• Experience with large-scale photonic layouts using industry standard and/or custom tools
• Demonstrated track record of ownership of integrated silicon photonics components
• Proficiency with photonic simulation tools such Ansys FDTD, Tidy3D, Photon Design or similar
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python
• Demonstrated strong problem solving skills, specifically pertaining to problems that do not have obvious solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong project execution skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and meet project milestones.
• Excellent communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills in problems that do not have obvious solutions