Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer for AI Optics

Cisco Systems; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking a Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to lead design, simulation, and characterization of silicon photonic devices for next‑generation optical platforms. You will drive waveguide designs from specs to solution, owning challenges end-to-end and impacting products shipped at scale.

Ideal candidates have strong experience in high‑speed photonics, optical testing, and data analysis, collaborating across teams to deliver robust silicon photonics solutions that power Cisco's

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years in silicon photonics device design
• Experience in simulation and design of integrated photonic components
• Experience with optical measurement and data analysis

Responsibilities

• Lead design, simulation, and characterization of silicon photonic devices and components for Cisco's platforms
• Convert raw product specs into cutting-edge waveguide designs and assess performance
• Own root-cause challenges in the lab and scale breakthroughs to global deployment

Skills

Silicon photonics

Waveguide modeling

Optical measurement

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Photonic simulation tools

Optical measurement equipment

Waveguide design software

Job description

Cisco Systems is seeking a Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to lead design, simulation, and characterization of silicon photonic devices for next‑generation optical platforms. You will drive waveguide designs from specs to solution, owning challenges end-to-end and impacting products shipped at scale.

Ideal candidates have strong experience in high‑speed photonics, optical testing, and data analysis, collaborating across teams to deliver robust silicon photonics solutions that power Cisco's