Senior Silicon Photonics Engineer — High-Speed Optical Link Architect

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd is seeking an experienced silicon photonics design engineer to own architecture, WDM planning and PIC integration. You will design AWGs, micro-rings, filters and multiplexers while driving tape‑outs and foundry sign‑offs for high‑speed optical links.

Applicants should have strong PIC design expertise, tape‑out experience, and familiarity with Lumerical, Cadence, Python or MATLAB. A MSc/PhD in Photonics or related field is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong silicon photonics / PIC design experience.
• Experience with PIC tape-outs and foundry PDKs.
• Knowledge of WDM, AWGs or resonant photonic devices.
• Photonic simulation and layout verification experience.
• MSc or PhD in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field.
• Experience with CW-WDM and high-speed optical links is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the WDM architecture, wavelength plan and optical power budget.
• Design and optimize AWGs, micro-rings, filters and multiplexers.
• Develop silicon photonic circuits for high-speed optical links.
• Model loss, crosstalk, thermal drift and manufacturing variation.
• Own foundry design reviews, tape-out sign-off and silicon debug.
• Analyse first-silicon results and feed findings into future designs.

Skills

Silicon photonics design

PIC design

WDM knowledge

Photonic design for PIC tape-outs

Layout verification

Tape-out experience

Education

MSc or PhD in Photonics / Electronics / Physics

Tools

Lumerical

Cadence

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd is seeking an experienced silicon photonics design engineer to own architecture, WDM planning and PIC integration. You will design AWGs, micro-rings, filters and multiplexers while driving tape‑outs and foundry sign‑offs for high‑speed optical links.

Applicants should have strong PIC design expertise, tape‑out experience, and familiarity with Lumerical, Cadence, Python or MATLAB. A MSc/PhD in Photonics or related field is preferred.