Layout and Automation Design Engineer

avec compétence GmbH; Ecublens; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Photonics engineering in Switzerland seeks an experienced layout engineer to advance photonic IC design through layout automation and scripting. You will implement layout for passive and active components, develop a reusable library, and create automation tools to accelerate design cycles.

You will collaborate with process/yield teams to align manufacturing requirements, design test structures, and document methodologies for repeatable results. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in photonics or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on integrated optics layout and/or automation.
• Expert with layout tools such as GDSfactory or IPKISS.
• Expert Python programming for automation and scripting.
• Familiar with Git versioning.
• Experience in dataset analysis linking data to layout features.
• Working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Execute layout of passive and active photonic components and full circuits.
• Contribute to component design and perform DRC and LVS checks.
• Develop and maintain internal layout component library and automation scripts.
• Interface with process and yield engineering teams on manufacturing requirements.
• Design test structures to monitor fabrication capabilities.
• Support characterization team with data extraction and test planning.
• Document scripts, layout methodologies and library components.

Skills

Python programming

Dataset analysis

English proficiency

Education

MSc or PhD in photonics

Tools

GDSfactory

IPKISS

Git

Job description

This role focuses on the layout and automation of photonic integrated circuit designs, combining layout engineering with software automation for a photonics design team.

Tasks

• Execute layout of passive and active photonic components and full circuits
• Contribute to component design and perform DRC and LVS checks
• Develop and maintain internal layout component library and automation scripts
• Interface with process and yield engineering teams on manufacturing requirements
• Design test structures to monitor fabrication capabilities
• Support characterization team with data extraction and test planning
• Document scripts, layout methodologies and library components

Profile

• MSc or PhD in photonics or a related field
• Minimum 3+ years hands-on experience in integrated optics layout and/or automation programming
• Expert competence with layout tools such as GDSfactory or IPKISS
• Expert proficiency in Python programming for automation and scripting
• Familiarity with code versioning such as Git
• Familiarity with dataset analysis linking experimental data to physical layout features
• Working proficiency in English

Company

Photonics engineering