Senior Photonic IC Design Engineer (Tape-out)

Opticore; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Opticore, headquartered in Berkeley, California, seeks an experienced Photonic IC Designer to own the end-to-end design, simulation, and tape-out of photonic circuits for our AI-centric photonic computing platform.

You will lead device-level design through layout, verification, and collaboration with foundry partners, packaging, and measurements teams to ensure performance aligns with system requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in photonic integrated circuit design.
• Deep understanding of silicon photonics device physics.
• PhD or postdoc in photonics or related field is welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate photonic devices and circuits (waveguides, modulators, detectors).
• Own layout, DRC/LVS, and tape-out for photonic designs end-to-end.
• Work across teams to ensure photonic designs meet system-level electrical and optical requirements.
• Interface with the packaging team on photonic assembly and integration constraints.
• Collaborate with the measurements team to define and support device characterization.

Skills

Photonic IC design

Device physics

Cross-functional collab

5+ yrs photonics

Education

PhD or Postdoc in photonics/EE

Tools

Lumerical

Cadence

Synopsys

KLayout

Job description

Opticore, headquartered in Berkeley, California, seeks an experienced Photonic IC Designer to own the end-to-end design, simulation, and tape-out of photonic circuits for our AI-centric photonic computing platform.

You will lead device-level design through layout, verification, and collaboration with foundry partners, packaging, and measurements teams to ensure performance aligns with system requirements.