Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer — Lead Tapeouts

Voya Energy; New York (NY); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

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Descripción de la vacante

Voyant Photonics in NYC is seeking a Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to own component development from concept to tapeout and characterization.

You will design, simulate, and optimize passive and active silicon photonic components, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and drive tapeouts with foundry partners in a fast-paced startup environment. This role blends device physics, large-scale integration, and packaging considerations.

Formación

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or a related field, or an M.S. with significant relevant industry experience.
• Strong background in silicon photonic component design, including electromagnetic simulation and device optimization.
• Demonstrated experience designing integrated photonic devices and bringing designs through silicon photonics foundry tapeouts.
• Solid understanding of waveguide optics, photonic device physics, and semiconductor fabrication processes.
• Proficiency with photonic simulation tools such as Ansys Lumerical, Tidy3D, COMSOL, or equivalent.
• Ability to analyze experimental characterization data and translate results into design improvements.
• Strong problem-solving skills, technical independence, and ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsabilidades

• Design, simulate, and optimize passive and active silicon photonic components, including optical switches, waveguides, couplers, splitters, mode converters, and photodetectors.
• Develop innovative component designs to improve optical performance, including insertion loss, crosstalk, bandwidth, power consumption, and fabrication tolerance.
• Perform electromagnetic and multiphysics simulations to optimize device geometries and operating conditions.
• Develop component layouts and test structures, collaborating with layout engineers to implement and verify designs.
• Drive component development through foundry tapeouts, including design reviews, verification, and coordination with manufacturing partners.
• Analyze optical characterization data and wafer‑level measurements to validate designs and guide improvements.
• Collaborate with system‑level PIC designers to translate system requirements into component specifications.
• Work with foundry partners to understand process capabilities and develop robust, manufacturable designs.

Conocimientos

Silicon photonics design

Electromagnetic simulation

Device optimization

Python or MATLAB automation

Team collaboration

Educación

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Applied Physics

MS with significant industry experience

Herramientas

Ansys Lumerical

Tidy3D

COMSOL

Descripción del empleo

Voyant Photonics in NYC is seeking a Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to own component development from concept to tapeout and characterization.

You will design, simulate, and optimize passive and active silicon photonic components, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and drive tapeouts with foundry partners in a fast-paced startup environment. This role blends device physics, large-scale integration, and packaging considerations.