Silicon Photonics IC Design Engineer — High-Speed Optics

intel; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Foundry's Silicon Photonics team seeks a component design engineer to drive photonic devices from concept to silicon validation. You will design, simulate, and optimize lasers, modulators, and detectors, contributing to PIC architectures and test methodologies.

Qualifications include a PhD or Master's with extensive photonics experience, with proficiency in industry tools and data analysis. The role is on-site in Albuquerque, NM, within a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or Physics with 2+ years in silicon photonics.
• Or a Master's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with high-speed photonic devices and photonic design/simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Photonic Component Design and Development: design, simulate, and support photonic components.
• Device Optimization and Analysis: run simulations, tolerance studies, and design evaluations.
• Test Chip Development and Validation: support layout, tape-out, and silicon validation.
• Characterization and Data Analysis: analyze data to find trends and root causes.
• Modeling and Methodology Development: contribute to device models and workflows.
• Research and Technology Innovation: evaluate emerging photonics and file IP ideas.

Skills

Photonic device design

Data analysis

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering or Physics

Master's degree with 4+ years experience

Tools

Sentaurus

Silvaco

Lumerical

HFSS

ADS

RSoft

Cadence

KLayout

Job description

Intel Foundry's Silicon Photonics team seeks a component design engineer to drive photonic devices from concept to silicon validation. You will design, simulate, and optimize lasers, modulators, and detectors, contributing to PIC architectures and test methodologies.

Qualifications include a PhD or Master's with extensive photonics experience, with proficiency in industry tools and data analysis. The role is on-site in Albuquerque, NM, within a collaborative, cross-functional environment.