Senior Photonics Simulation Engineer – In‑House Foundry

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Temecula (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 200,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Skorpios Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Simulation Engineer specializing in optical and photonics modeling to join its team. You will lead high-fidelity simulations of PICs, including lasers, modulators, and passive components, to optimize designs for our in-house foundry.

Your work will bridge theory and hardware, collaborating with Fab and Device Designers to translate simulations into layouts, perform DOE studies, and validate results against lab data to ensure tapeout readiness.

Qualifications

MS or PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or related field with computational photonics focus.
5-10 years of industrial photonics simulation/design experience.

Responsibilities

Active & Passive Device Modeling of III-V components (DFB/DBR lasers, SOAs, EAM/MZM modulators, UTC photodiodes).
Multi-Physics & RF Simulation: couple optical, electrical, and thermal solvers; optimize RF for high-speed modulators.
In-House Foundry Collaboration: translate simulations into layouts; perform DRC/LVS for tapeout readiness.
Virtual DOE & Validation: run virtual experiments to predict reliability; validate against lab data.