Senior Photonics Design Engineer: PICs & Silicon Photonics

Jackalope Digital LLC

Oxford

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Jackalope Digital LLC is seeking a highly technical photonics engineer to design, optimise, and develop high performance photonic components for next generation PICs, contributing to tape-outs and our core IP roadmap.

You will work closely with photonics designers, layout engineers, and testing teams to improve device performance through modelling, simulation, and innovative design work. Senior, Lead, or Principal level considered based on experience.

Qualifications

PhD in Photonics or related field
Strong understanding of guided optics and photonic device physics
Hands-on experience designing and simulating integrated photonic components
Experience with silicon photonics or InP platforms
Strong analytical and mathematical problem solving
Publications, patents, or shipped technology as evidence
Experience using photonic simulation tools and modelling workflows
Python programming for simulation or automation

Responsibilities

Design and optimise integrated photonic components for PIC platforms
Perform electromagnetic simulations and modelling to improve performance
Validate simulations against experimental data
Develop innovative component designs informed by current research
Collaborate with layout engineers to integrate components into PDKs
Work with fabrication and testing teams to iterate device performance
Contribute to the development roadmap for future photonic components
Support improvements in PIC loss, manufacturability, and scalability
Participate in design reviews and cross-functional problem solving
Stay current with advances in integrated photonics through literature and conferences