Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

Primary Duties & Responsibilities


* Design and tapeout silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) including integrated coherent receivers and integrated coherent transmitter PICs.


* Design and prepare PIC layouts using industry-standard PIC design flows including:
+ Synopsys OptoCompiler
+ Cadence Virtuoso-based photonic design flows


* Implement parametric layout cells (PCells) and scripted layout generation to support scalable photonic circuit design.


* Develop and simulate passive photonic components.


* Model and simulate active photonic devices.


* Perform electromagnetic, optical, and electrical simulations using tools such as:
+ Lumerical (FDTD, MODE, DEVICE, INTERCONNECT)
+ CST Microwave Studio
+ HFSS
+ Tidy3D
+ ADS
+ Other PIC design and verification tools as required.


* Support the local development of photonic components for multiple silicon photonics foundries and technology platforms.


* Work closely with external silicon photonics foundries to successfully design, verify, and tapeout advanced PICs.


* Conduct design corner analysis to ensure device robustness across process, voltage, temperature, and fabrication variations.


* Perform post-layout simulations and verification, including optical, RF, and electro-optic performance validation.


* Develop compact models and simulation workflows for system-level verification of photonic circuits.


* Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including:
+ Electronics / IC design
+ Packaging engineering
+ Optical system engineering
+ Test engineering
+ Reliability engineering
+ Manufacturing and operations


* Support product development through New Product Introduction (NPI) phases including prototype validation, characterization, and design improvements.


* Work with reliability engineering teams to define qualification plans, including lifetime testing, environmental stress testing, and failure analysis.


* Support transition from prototype to high-volume manufacturing, including:
+ Design for manufacturability (DFM)
+ Process variation mitigation
+ Yield optimization
+ Test strategy development
+ Production monitoring and yield analysis.


* Participate in design reviews, documentation, and technical presentations.


* Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices for silicon photonic design within the organization.

Education & Experience


* PhD or MS in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or related field.


* Typically 5+ years of experience in silicon photonics design, integrated photonics, or optical communication systems.


* Proven experience with silicon photonics PIC tapeouts and foundry interactions.

Skills


* Strong expertise in silicon photonics device physics and PIC design me...