Silicon Photonics Modeling Engineer - New Grad

GlobalFoundries inc.; Town of Malta, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a new college graduate to join the Device Engineering team as a Silicon Photonics Compact Modeling Engineer. You will develop, validate, and support production-quality models for silicon photonic devices used in PDKs, working with device engineering, characterization, and EDA teams to enable accurate simulation and customer success.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related fields, strong programming skills, and an interest in

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Optics or related field, GPA 3.0+
• Strong programming/modeling skills in Python, MATLAB, Verilog-A, C/C++.
• Experience with silicon photonics, compact modeling, parameter extraction, and validation with measured data.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain compact models for silicon photonic devices; perform parameter extraction and model calibration.
• Create testbenches, regression tests, and validation reports for model QA.
• Collaborate with EDA teams to integrate models into customer design flows.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

Verilog-A

C/C++

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

ADS

Luceda

Job description

GlobalFoundries is seeking a new college graduate to join the Device Engineering team as a Silicon Photonics Compact Modeling Engineer. You will develop, validate, and support production-quality models for silicon photonic devices used in PDKs, working with device engineering, characterization, and EDA teams to enable accurate simulation and customer success.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related fields, strong programming skills, and an interest in