Innovative Silicon Photonics Design Engineer for PICs

IntelliPro; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IntelliPro is seeking an experienced Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to join a growing R&D team in Singapore. You will contribute to cutting-edge silicon photonics devices and PIC development for high-speed applications.

The role requires a PhD in Electrical Engineering with strong silicon photonics research, hands-on foundry PDK experience, and proficiency with industry simulation tools. Collaboration across design, packaging, and testing will be essential.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field with strong silicon photonics research experience.
• Strong understanding of silicon photonic devices, integrated photonics and optical device physics.
• Hands-on experience with photonic foundry tape-outs and photonic PDKs.
• Proficiency with simulation tools (Lumerical, Ansys HFSS, Silvaco).

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize passive and active photonic devices (couplers, splitters, phase shifters, modulators).
• Develop photonic devices and PICs for high-speed optical transceivers and optical switching.
• Perform optical/electrical simulations and develop models to evaluate performance.
• Develop device and PIC layouts for foundry tape-out and coordinate fabrication flow.
• Collaborate with silicon photonics foundries to evaluate new processes and technologies.
• Characterize devices optically and electrically; analyze results and drive improvements.
• Contribute to architecture and development of large-scale PICs.
• Work with cross-functional R&D teams across design, packaging and testing.

Skills

Photonic device physics

Silicon photonics

Python

MATLAB

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Lumerical MODE/FDTD/CHARGE

Ansys HFSS

Silvaco

Job description

IntelliPro is seeking an experienced Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to join a growing R&D team in Singapore. You will contribute to cutting-edge silicon photonics devices and PIC development for high-speed applications.

The role requires a PhD in Electrical Engineering with strong silicon photonics research, hands-on foundry PDK experience, and proficiency with industry simulation tools. Collaboration across design, packaging, and testing will be essential.