Senior Photonics IC Team Lead - Remote/Germany

Darwin Quantum; United States; Remote; USD 169,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Photonics IC Team Lead is sought to head the development of next-generation PICs in a remote or Germany-based role. You will guide a team of PIC designers from requirements through design, verification, characterization, and volume production to achieve 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s line rates.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD and 6+ years in PIC development, with strong photonic design, TCAD, and RF experience. Proficiency in Lumerical/HFSS and English is required; German is a plus.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent.
• 6+ years of industry experience in PIC development.
• Proven experience taking PIC designs from specification to product.
• Strong knowledge of photonic design, DFM, quality, and reliability.
• Experience with FDTD, Eigenmode Expansion, and TCAD.
• Experience in RF circuit design.
• Proficiency with Lumerical, HFSS, and related PIC/EIC design tools.
• Programming experience in an object-oriented language.
• Strong technical leadership and communication skills.
• Professional proficiency in English; German is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead PIC development projects and a team of photonic designers.
• Translate customer and application requirements into chip-level specifications.
• Define PIC architectures for high-speed optical transceivers.
• Drive design verification, characterization, and system-level simulations.
• Collaborate closely with EIC and system engineering teams.
• Define and improve PIC design methodologies and environments.
• Support the transition of designs into high-volume manufacturing.

Skills

PIC development

Photonic design

FDTD

Eigenmode Exp

TCAD

RF design

Lumerical

HFSS

OO programming

English

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Lumerical

HFSS

TCAD

Job description

Photonics IC Team Lead is sought to head the development of next-generation PICs in a remote or Germany-based role. You will guide a team of PIC designers from requirements through design, verification, characterization, and volume production to achieve 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s line rates.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD and 6+ years in PIC development, with strong photonic design, TCAD, and RF experience. Proficiency in Lumerical/HFSS and English is required; German is a plus.