Hybrid Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

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About the role

  • Senior Silicon Photonic Design Engineer designing and simulating silicon photonic integrated circuits for high-speed optical communication systems at Coherent Corp. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to drive innovations in photonic technology.

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.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Strong expertise in silicon photonics device physics and PIC design methodologies.
  • Experience with electromagnetic simulation and photonic design tools.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

Job title

Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$100,650 - $172,370 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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