Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer High-Speed Datacom

Texas Instruments; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kilby Labs at Texas Instruments seeks a Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to design transmit/receive PICs for data communications and to establish design methodologies, tools, and automation flows for photonics development.

You will collaborate with system, packaging, validation, and test teams to prototype, develop, and launch PIC-based solutions while driving continuous improvements in performance and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Photonics, Optical Communications or related field.
• Experience with high-speed modulator and detector design and/or passive photonic component design and photonic integrated circuit design.
• Strong understanding of PIC circuit design and layout, experience contributing to or leading PIC tapeouts.
• Experience with electromagnetic and photonic simulators such as HFSS, Lumerical, Tidy3D, PhotonDesign, Optiwave, COMSOL.
• Proficiency with IC design tools (Cadence Virtuoso, Maestro, LayoutXL) as well as photonic design enablement tools such as Synopsys, Luceda, GDSFactory.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ideal candidate must excel at promoting new ideas, building collaborative relationships and working across organizations to work on common goals.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop passive and active PIC components such as waveguide elements, modulators and Ge-based detectors for high-performance (>200Gbps/ln) datacom applications.
• Collaborate with systems and design teams to translate specifications into circuit-level requirements.
• Translate designs into DRC-clean layouts meeting specifications and ensuring high yields.
• Work with packaging teams to architect and simulate high-bandwidth, high-density interfaces for datacom.
• Drive test methodology and collaborate with characterization and product engineering teams for validation and ramp.
• Define process requirements and specifications for new silicon photonics platforms with technology development.
• Participate in R&D to develop next-generation photonics technologies and IP.
• Present work and findings through technical documents and design reviews.

Skills

High-speed design

PIC circuit design

Photonic integrated circuit design

Electromagnetic fundamentals

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Photonics, Optical Communications or related field

Tools

HFSS

Lumerical

Tidy3D

PhotonDesign

Optiwave

COMSOL

Cadence Virtuoso

Maestro

LayoutXL

Synopsys

Luceda

GDSFactory

Cadence Allegro

Altium

Job description

Kilby Labs at Texas Instruments seeks a Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to design transmit/receive PICs for data communications and to establish design methodologies, tools, and automation flows for photonics development.

You will collaborate with system, packaging, validation, and test teams to prototype, develop, and launch PIC-based solutions while driving continuous improvements in performance and efficiency.