Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer - Tapeouts & LiDAR

Voyant Photonics; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Catered lunch daily at HQ

Diverse, inclusive team culture

Job summary

Voyant Photonics is seeking a Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to own component development from concept through tapeout and characterization at our NYC lab. You will shape high-speed photonic devices for LiDAR and optical circuit switching, collaborating across a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced startup environment.

The role emphasizes device physics, electromagnetic simulation, and manufacturable designs, with opportunities to influence product performance and drive advanced

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or related field, or an M.S. with significant industry experience.
• Strong background in silicon photonic component design, including electromagnetic simulation and device optimization.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Silicon photonics design

Electromagnetic simulation

Device optimization

Foundry tapeouts

Waveguide optics

Photonic simulation tools

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Python or MATLAB

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering / related field

MS with significant industry experience

Tools

Ansys Lumerical

Tidy3D

COMSOL

Job description

Voyant Photonics is seeking a Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to own component development from concept through tapeout and characterization at our NYC lab. You will shape high-speed photonic devices for LiDAR and optical circuit switching, collaborating across a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced startup environment.

The role emphasizes device physics, electromagnetic simulation, and manufacturable designs, with opportunities to influence product performance and drive advanced