Photonic Circuit Design Engineer

Acceler8 Talent; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent in Berkeley partners with a photonic-computing startup to hire a Photonic Circuit Design Engineer. You will own PIC layout, DRC/LVS, sign-off and tape-out, and build workflows using Cadence Photonics and Virtuoso.

You'll collaborate with GlobalFoundries 45 nm process teams and integrate across EIC, packaging, and measurement while designing and simulating silicon photonic devices.

Responsibilities

• Own PIC layout, DRC/LVS, signoff and tape-out.
• Build Cadence Photonics / Virtuoso workflows.
• Work with GlobalFoundries 45 nm.
• Design and simulate silicon photonic devices and circuits.
• Integrate across EIC, packaging and measurement.
• Significant ownership across the complete photonic design flow.

Skills

Photonic circuit design

Tape-out ownership

Layout optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Cadence Photonics

Virtuoso

Job description

I'm partnering with a Berkeley photonic-computing startup building next-generation photonic compute to hire a Photonic Circuit Design Engineer

You'll own the photonic layout and tape-out flow connecting the PIC and electronic IC teams

What you'll be working on:

• Own PIC layout, DRC/LVS, signoff and tape-out
• Build Cadence Photonics / Virtuoso workflows
• Work with GlobalFoundries 45 nm
• Design and simulate silicon photonic devices and circuits
• Integrate across EIC, packaging and measurement
• Well-funded deep-tech AI hardware startup
• Building highly energy-efficient Optical Processing Units
• Significant ownership across the complete photonic design flow