Hewlett Packard Labs -- Senior Silicon Photonics Research Scientist

Hewlett Packard Labs -- Senior Silicon Photonics Research Scientist

This role has been designed as ''Onsite' with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

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Job Description:

The Large-Scale Integrated Photonics Laboratory at Hewlett Packard Labs has an immediate opening for a Research Scientist position with a background in Photonics.

Hewlett Packard Labs is an international research organization with its headquarters and largest facility located in Milpitas, California.

As the central research organization for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Hewlett Packard Labs' purpose is to deliver breakthrough technologies and technology advancements that provide a competitive advantage for the company, by investing in fundamental science and technology in areas of interest to HPE and getting the resulting technologies ready for adoption into new and existing markets.

Role and Responsibilities

The candidate will conduct novel high-impact research in the field of optical accelerators for AI/ML applications using heterogeneous integration of III-V and other materials (such as ITO) on Si and SiN.

Qualifications and Education Requirements


* Must hold a PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials


* 5+ years (after completion of PhD) of hands-on experience in integrated photonics research

Preferred Skills


* Secure government funding and work with government partner to reach DARPA-hard technical milestones


* Project management


* Simulation, design, and layout of photonic devices


* Fabrication of novel proof-of-concept photonic devices in a shared university cleanroom facility (such as UCSB Nanofab or UC Berkeley Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory), including process development


* Device testing and data analysis


* Technology transfer to foundries


* Familiarity with non-volatile optical memories


* Familiarity with capacitive tuning of optical devices

Additional Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design, ...