Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

Texas Instruments Incorporated; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Instruments Incorporated is seeking a highly motivated Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to design silicon photonics solutions for advanced data communications and to establish methodologies, tools, and automation flows for PIC design. You will collaborate with system architecture, packaging, validation, and test engineering teams to ensure successful prototyping, development, and launch.

Kilby Labs within TI will provide an interdisciplinary environment where you translate lab concepts

Qualifications

• Strong background in electromagnetic design fundamentals.
• Experience designing silicon photonics PICs is preferred.
• Ability to translate system specs into circuit-level requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop passive and active PIC components for high-speed datacom (>200Gbps) applications.
• Collaborate with systems and packaging teams to translate specs into layouts and simulations.
• Create DRC-clean layouts meeting performance and yield targets.
• Drive test methodologies and support product validation and ramp.
• Define process requirements for silicon photonics platforms and contribute to IP development.
• Present findings to stakeholders through technical documents and reviews.

Skills

Silicon photonics design

Electromagnetic design fundamentals

High-speed data communications

Tools

PIC layout tools

Job description

We can't predict what the future holds, but we know Texas Instruments will have a part in shaping it.
Kilby Labs is the advanced R&D and product development support organization within TI chartered to define and develop new and innovative technologies and solutions in collaboration with business units and customers.

As a member of Kilby Labs you’ll have the chance to interact with many product groups and functions, work with an interdisciplinary team, bridge from lab to fab to develop technologies, enable new markets, and scale-up for volume products.

About the Position

Kilby Labs is seeking a highly motivated Silicon Photonics Design Engineer to design silicon photonics solutions for advanced data communications applications and establish methodologies, tools, and automation flows for silicon photonics design. In this role, you will be responsible for the design and layout of transmit and receive Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). The role includes working closely with system architecture, packaging, validation, and test engineering team members to ensure successful prototyping, product development, and launch. The role requires a creative problem-solver with a strong background in electromagnetic design fundamentals who can develop unique, breakthrough technologies that leap-frog the state-of-the-art and contribute across various aspects of a project.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Design and develop passive and active PIC components such as advanced passive waveguide circuit elements, and high-speed active components such as modulators and Ge-based waveguide detectors for high performance (>200Gbps/ln) datacom applications, while driving continuous improvements in power efficiency and area.
• Work closely with systems and design team members to understand system specifications and translate them into circuit level requirements.
• Collaborate with layout team to translate the designs into DRC clean layouts that meet specifications while guaranteeing high yields.
• Engage with systems and packaging teams to architect, design and simulate advanced packaging solutions for high bandwidth and high-density interfaces for datacom applications.
• Drive test methodology and collaborate with characterization and product engineering teams to enable product validation and production ramp.
• Collaborate with technology development team to define process requirements and specifications for new silicon photonics platforms.
• Participate in R&D to develop next generation photonics technologies, drive IP development.
• Present work and findings to internal and external stakeholders through technical documents and design reviews.