Lead Silicon Photonics Design Manager

Advanced Micro Devices; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in San Jose, CA seeks an experienced manager to lead a team of silicon photonics design engineers, delivering high-quality PICs for co-packaged optics and driving DFx best practices. You will mentor engineers, partner with foundry and supply chain teams, and report to senior leadership.

You are a subject matter expert in integrated photonics with a track record of shipping products, hands-on when needed, and comfortable owning complex problems.

Qualifications

• Requires advanced degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering.
• Demonstrated leadership of photonics design teams.
• Experience shipping photonics products from R&D to high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a design team to deliver advanced integrated silicon photonic devices
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to define and drive foundry technology and supply chain requirements
• Establish and maintain best-practices for DFx across photonic designs

Skills

Photonic design leadership

Integrated photonics

Team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor, Masters or Phd degree in Physics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence/Synopsys

Ansys FDTD/MODE

TCAD

HFSS

EMX

COMSOL

Python/Matlab

Verilog-A

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in San Jose, CA seeks an experienced manager to lead a team of silicon photonics design engineers, delivering high-quality PICs for co-packaged optics and driving DFx best practices. You will mentor engineers, partner with foundry and supply chain teams, and report to senior leadership.

You are a subject matter expert in integrated photonics with a track record of shipping products, hands-on when needed, and comfortable owning complex problems.