Senior Photonics Systems & Lab Characterization

1010 Analog Devices Inc.

Wilmington (MA)

On-site

USD 131,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision and dental coverage

401k

Paid vacation

Holidays

Sick time

Discretionary performance-based bonus

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. is seeking a hands-on engineer to join the Wilmington photonics lab, bridging photonics, electronics, packaging, and control. You will bring up systems, characterize demonstrator platforms, and design test plans.

Responsibilities include developing automation in Python, analyzing large datasets, and collaborating with photonic IC designers and universities to advance datacenter optical interconnect technologies.

Qualifications

PhD or doctoral-equivalent in photonics, optics, EE, or applied physics.
Hands-on experience with optical characterization and photonic systems.
Strong understanding of integrated photonics and optical communications.
Proficiency in Python for automation and data analysis.
Ability to independently bring up laboratory hardware and measurement systems.

Responsibilities

Photonics System Bring-Up & Characterization.
Lead characterization of photonic demonstrator platforms.
Develop and execute optical, electrical, thermal, and system-level test plans.
Perform measurements including optical spectrum analysis, high-speed modulation testing, BER characterization, thermal tuning and resonance characterization, eye diagram and signal integrity analysis, die and wafer level measurements.
Correlate laboratory results to system-level optical interconnect requirements.