Senior PIC Architect — Silicon Photonics & LiDAR Solutions

Index Search Group; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentive

Long-term incentive opportunities

Health insurance

HSA

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

Job summary

Index Search Group seeks a PIC Architect to design and deliver photonic integrated circuits for data center, LiDAR, optical computing, and sensing. You will translate customer requirements into photonic solutions, drive definition, design, simulation, layout, and testing of silicon photonic circuits, and lead across multiple programs with customers and internal teams.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, deep PIC architecture experience, and collaboration with engineering, BD, and packaging

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline preferred; Master’s/Bachelor’s considered.
• 5+ years of relevant experience; 10+ years total including Ph.D./research preferred.
• PIC Architect or Senior PIC Designer experience highly preferred.
• Strong PIC design/architecture and understanding of photonic IC layouts.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deliver PICs on silicon-III-V platform; include lasers, modulators, detectors.
• Translate customer requirements into photonic architectures; drive design, simulation, layout, and testing.
• Lead technical discussions with customers and internal teams across programs.
• Define feasibility studies, timelines, and deliverables; transition products from development to production.

Skills

PIC design

Customer-facing

Cross-functional

Photonic components

Silicon photonics

Lifecycle understanding

Technical leadership

Reliability

High-speed testing

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Simulation tools

Layout tools

Photonic design tools

Test equipment

Job description

Index Search Group seeks a PIC Architect to design and deliver photonic integrated circuits for data center, LiDAR, optical computing, and sensing. You will translate customer requirements into photonic solutions, drive definition, design, simulation, layout, and testing of silicon photonic circuits, and lead across multiple programs with customers and internal teams.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, deep PIC architecture experience, and collaboration with engineering, BD, and packaging