Senior Applications Engineer - Photonics & SiPh Systems

STMicroelectronics; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 173,100 - 216,400; Full time

Job summary

STMicroelectronics in Santa Clara seeks a senior technical leader to train and onboard customer design teams on ST process platforms, while delivering PDK/IP support and photonics design guidance. You’ll lead multi‑party calls, contribute to reference designs, and stay ahead of industry trends in semiconductor and photonics tech.

Your background should include extensive silicon photonics experience, high‑speed SiGe/BiCMOS knowledge, and CIS/nanophotonics expertise, with a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• BSEE with 12+ years or MSEE/PhD with 6+ years in relevant fields.
• Direct SiPh PIC design, waveguide theory, and integrated lasers/modulators.
• Expertise in 100G/200G+ interfaces, TIAs, and drivers; SiGe BiCMOS high-speed signaling.
• CIS R&D with pixel-level nanophotonics and non-Manhattan layouts in silicon waveguides.

Responsibilities

• Provide training and onboarding to ramp up foundry customers’ design teams on ST process platforms.
• Provide timely and effective support to technical issues or customer questions regarding ST PDK and IP/library deliveries for simulation, layout, extraction, reliability.
• Enhance PDK documentation, develop application notes and best practices to be shared with customer(s) and internal teams.
• Lead regular (Weekly, bi‑weekly, quarterly) technical calls with customer and internal teams to ensure smooth execution of assigned design programs from inception to product tape‑out, delivery of engineering samples and production ramp‑up.
• Participate in definition of photonic/electronic reference designs, proof‑of‑concept board/system builds.
• Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in semiconductor/photonics technology to incorporate best practices into PDK/IP/libraries development.

Skills

PIC design

Waveguide theory

Integrated lasers

TIAs and drivers

Silicon photonics

Nanophotonics

Education

BSEE or equivalent

MSEE or PhD

Tools

Optical transceivers

Data center architectures

Interconnect technologies

Job description

STMicroelectronics in Santa Clara seeks a senior technical leader to train and onboard customer design teams on ST process platforms, while delivering PDK/IP support and photonics design guidance. You’ll lead multi‑party calls, contribute to reference designs, and stay ahead of industry trends in semiconductor and photonics tech.

Your background should include extensive silicon photonics experience, high‑speed SiGe/BiCMOS knowledge, and CIS/nanophotonics expertise, with a strong emphasis on