Integrated Photonics Engineer: Tapeout & PIC Design

Beacon Photonics; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock ownership

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Beacon Photonics in Santa Barbara, CA is seeking an Integrated Photonics Engineer to design, lay out, and characterize heterogeneous photonic integrated circuits for next-generation laser components and systems. You will work with external foundries, refine prototypes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams reporting to senior leadership.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in physics or electrical engineering or an MS with 3+ years in integrated photonics, strong skills in photonic simulation

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in physics, electrical engineering, or similar field, or MS with 3+ years of professional experience with integrated photonics.
• Expertise with the simulation of photonic components and circuits using physics-based models and with commercial tools such as FDTD, EME, VPI, and Simulink
• Hands-on experience characterizing passive and active photonic and electronic devices
• Expertise with tape out and layout (Python, gdsfactory, Cadence, etc.) in foundries
• Deep familiarity with semiconductor devices and fabrication processes

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and tape out cutting-edge photonic integrated circuits and systems
• Simulate optical components and devices to predict and optimize performance
• Analyze data, generate test reports, and synthesize results to inform future design iterations
• Develop, implement, and refine new heterogeneous integration processes with external foundry partners to enable performance beyond today’s state of the art
• Create scalable simulation, layout, and characterization procedures and workflows
• Direct external vendors for prototype packaging and custom fabrication

Skills

Photonic integration

Data analysis

Experiment design

Education

PhD in physics or electrical engineering

MS with 3+ years in photonics

Tools

FDTD

EME

VPI

Simulink

Python

gdsfactory

Cadence

Job description

Beacon Photonics in Santa Barbara, CA is seeking an Integrated Photonics Engineer to design, lay out, and characterize heterogeneous photonic integrated circuits for next-generation laser components and systems. You will work with external foundries, refine prototypes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams reporting to senior leadership.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in physics or electrical engineering or an MS with 3+ years in integrated photonics, strong skills in photonic simulation