Senior PIC Design & Photonics Architect

Darwin Recruitment; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Photonics Engineer in Montreal to lead photonic design, simulation, and testing from concept to fabrication. You will mentor a growing team and drive technology direction for inertial sensing applications.

You will own architecture decisions, develop test strategies, and translate results into design improvements, leveraging Lumerical, COMSOL, Python, and MATLAB.

Qualifications

• This role requires a 5+ years background in integrated photonics or optoelectronics.
• Strong expertise in PIC design, waveguides, and micro-optical resonators is essential.
• Hands-on optical device characterization and fiber-coupled systems experience preferred.
• Experience with patents, publications, or product development is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead photonics design, simulation, and layout for photonic integrated circuits.
• Define optical/electro-optical test strategies for inertial sensing tech.
• Develop measurement and data-analysis workflows using Python or MATLAB.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with electronics/hardware teams.

Skills

PIC design

Waveguides

Micro-optical resonators

Data analysis

Python

Education

BSc or higher in EE/Photonics

MSc/PhD preferred

Tools

Lumerical

COMSOL

Job description

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Photonics Engineer in Montreal to lead photonic design, simulation, and testing from concept to fabrication. You will mentor a growing team and drive technology direction for inertial sensing applications.

You will own architecture decisions, develop test strategies, and translate results into design improvements, leveraging Lumerical, COMSOL, Python, and MATLAB.