Senior Photonics Platform Engineer – Silicon Tech

Ny Creates; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental

Flexible Health Spending Accounts

Dependent Care Accounts

Life Insurance

Post-Retirement Health Insurance

Employer retirement plan contribution

Optional employee retirement account

Job summary

NY Creates in Albany, NY is seeking a Photonics Development Engineer to advance silicon photonics platforms for AIM Photonics research and development projects.

The role focuses on experimental design, collaboration with sponsors and partners, and delivering reports, while ensuring manufacturability and repeatable performance.

A strong background in photonics and cleanroom processing plus excellent communication is required.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD with strong background in relevant engineering fields and extensive industry experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organization, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced research environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop silicon photonics platforms for AIM Photonics programs.
• Design experiments and assess impact of cleanroom processing on optics.
• Collaborate with sponsors and partners to align project goals.
• Prepare reports, papers, and patent documentation.
• Coordinate with vendors for mask houses and packaging.
• Drive manufacturability and repeatable performance improvements.

Skills

Photonics

Communications skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

MS in Engineering or related fields (USDOE-accredited)

PhD in Engineering or related fields (USDOE-accredited)

Tools

KLayout

Lumerical

Ansys

Cadence

Mentor Graphics

Synopsys

Job description

NY Creates in Albany, NY is seeking a Photonics Development Engineer to advance silicon photonics platforms for AIM Photonics research and development projects.

The role focuses on experimental design, collaboration with sponsors and partners, and delivering reports, while ensuring manufacturability and repeatable performance.

A strong background in photonics and cleanroom processing plus excellent communication is required.