Senior Silicon Photonics PICs Design Engineer

Intel Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Vacation

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Silicon Photonics Design Engineer specializing in actives design to develop photonic components for PICs, modulators, detectors and lasers. You will simulate, optimize, and validate designs, collaborating across engineering teams to meet performance, reliability and manufacturability targets.

This role emphasizes testing, data analysis and integration with electrical ICs for AI data-center applications, with a hybrid work model and strong

Qualifications

• Proficiency in optical and RF design and simulation tools.
• Hands-on photonic integrated circuit design from concept to manufacturing.
• Familiarity with photonic test methodologies and equipment.
• Experience with statistical analysis of photonic test data.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, and optimize photonic components for PICs.
• Conduct tolerance analysis to ensure reliability and performance.
• Lead test chip development, including tapeout and validation.
• Analyze data and drive optimization strategies.
• Develop modeling methodologies and test approaches.

Skills

Optical/RF design

Photonic IC design

Statistical data analysis

Python/ Matlab

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Modeling and simulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Science, or related field

Master's degree in a related field

PhD in photonic device design or related discipline

Tools

Lumerical

RSoft

Tidy3D

Cadence

KLayout

Job description

Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Silicon Photonics Design Engineer specializing in actives design to develop photonic components for PICs, modulators, detectors and lasers. You will simulate, optimize, and validate designs, collaborating across engineering teams to meet performance, reliability and manufacturability targets.

This role emphasizes testing, data analysis and integration with electrical ICs for AI data-center applications, with a hybrid work model and strong