Silicon Photonics Design Engineer Technical Lead- (Hybrid)
$148,800–$212,900 year
Hybrid · Santa Monica, California, United States or Carlsbad, California, United States
Job Summary
Silicon Photonics Design Engineer Technical Lead responsible for the design, development and qualification of integrated optical devices used in Cisco silicon photonics transceivers. Collaborate with a team of silicon photonics designers to enable the next generation of Cisco optical transceiver products. Develop modulators and photodetectors through device design, layout of test and characterization structures, testing (including high speed) and reliability qualification to ensure readiness for production. Interface with the foundry to optimize manufacturing processes and select parameters; work with product IC designers to deliver device models and optimize performance to align with drivers and TIAs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Optics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- 8+ years of engineering experience
- Experience designing passive and active silicon photonics components (e.g. grating couplers, photodetectors, modulators, filters) or subsystems that use them
- Experience with software modeling tools such as Ansys/Lumerical, Silvaco, or Photon Design
- Experience with CAD layout tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, kLayout, etc.
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