Senior Photonic Layout & Tape-Out Lead

Acceler8 Talent; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent in Berkeley is seeking a Senior Photonic Layout & Design Flow Engineer to own the PIC layout and tape-out workflow, bridging photonics and electronic design teams. You will lead Cadence-based photonic design flows and drive integration of photonic components into full chip layouts.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on leadership with a track record of commercial PIC layout and tape-out, experience with DRC/LVS, PDKs, and foundry submission, and an ability to coordinate PIC and EIC

Qualifications

• Experience owning a PIC layout and tape-out flow.
• Proficient with Cadence Photonics or Cadence Virtuoso.
• Experience with PDKs, layout, verification and sign-off.
• Cross-functional PIC/EIC integration experience.
• Ability to lead design workflows hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial PIC layout and tape-out.
• Establish Cadence-based photonic design flows.
• Integrate photonic components into chip layouts.
• Work with photonic PDKs and foundry requirements.
• Own DRC, LVS, sign-off and foundry submission.
• Coordinate PIC and EIC engineers toward tape-out.
• Identify and close layout, verification risks.
• Guide designers while remaining hands-on.

Skills

PIC layout

Tape-out flow

Cadence Photonics

Cadence Virtuoso

PDK experience

Layout verification

Foundry submission

PIC-EIC integration

Design workflows

Tools

Cadence Photonics

Cadence Virtuoso

Job description

Acceler8 Talent in Berkeley is seeking a Senior Photonic Layout & Design Flow Engineer to own the PIC layout and tape-out workflow, bridging photonics and electronic design teams. You will lead Cadence-based photonic design flows and drive integration of photonic components into full chip layouts.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on leadership with a track record of commercial PIC layout and tape-out, experience with DRC/LVS, PDKs, and foundry submission, and an ability to coordinate PIC and EIC