Staff Engineer - Silicon Photonics & Optical Systems

VIAVI Solutions; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VIAVI is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer, Silicon Photonics & Optical Systems, to join our CTO Innovation Center in Singapore. This role focuses on developing next-generation silicon photonics technologies, optical components, and advanced test solutions for AI data centers and high-speed networks.

The candidate will define next-gen optical technologies, develop AI-assisted characterization methods, and collaborate across research, product engineering, and strategic initiatives to expand

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Applied Physics, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong understanding of silicon photonics, integrated photonic circuits, optical communications, and photonic device physics.
• Hands-on experience designing, characterizing, or validating optical components and integrated photonic systems.
• Experience with laboratory optical measurement equipment such as OSA, VNA, BERT, power meters, tunable lasers, coherent receivers, sampling oscilloscopes, and high-speed optical instrumentation.
• Experience developing automated laboratory test environments using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or equivalent tools.
• Strong analytical, experimental, troubleshooting, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication skills for multidisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evaluate next-generation silicon photonic devices and PICs.
• Lead R&D in silicon photonics, coherent optics and AI-relevant optical architectures.
• Develop advanced optical characterization methodologies for photonic components and modules.
• Design laboratory validation platforms and automated test solutions for product development and manufacturing.
• Develop AI-assisted optical measurement techniques to improve speed and accuracy.
• Support qualification, reliability analysis, environmental testing, and yield optimization.
• Collaborate with foundries and ecosystem partners to accelerate commercialization.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps across data centers, AI infrastructure, and photonic computing.
• Drive innovation through patents, publications, and industry standards.

Skills

Silicon photonics knowledge

Optical components & PICs

Laboratory measurement proficiency

Automated test environments (Python/MV

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Applied Physics, Optical Engineering, Materials Science or related field

Tools

OSA

VNA

BERT

Power meters

Tunable lasers

Coherent receivers

Oscilloscopes

Job description

VIAVI is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer, Silicon Photonics & Optical Systems, to join our CTO Innovation Center in Singapore. This role focuses on developing next-generation silicon photonics technologies, optical components, and advanced test solutions for AI data centers and high-speed networks.

The candidate will define next-gen optical technologies, develop AI-assisted characterization methods, and collaborate across research, product engineering, and strategic initiatives to expand