Staff Photonic Integrated Circuit Design Engineer

Nokia; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia’s Optical Networks division seeks a PhD-qualified researcher to advance semiconductor optical devices and photonic components for high-speed data center applications. You will engage in design, testing, and collaboration across fab, test, reliability, packaging, and product engineering teams in Sunnyvale, CA.

The role emphasizes experimental design, data analysis, and presenting complex results to a diverse audience within a cutting-edge optical networking program.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Photonics or related discipline with emphasis in optical communications and high speed optical components.
• Industrial experience in optical components industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to optical networking innovations in AI-driven data center era.
• Collaborate with fab, test, reliability, packaging and system engineering groups and product engineering personnel.
• Work with data and statistical tools to map device performance and present findings to diverse audiences.

Skills

Semiconductor optical devices

Optical components fabrication

Photonic integrated circuit design

RF design and simulation

Data analysis and statistics

Team collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Photonics

Tools

HFSS

ADS

Job description

Job Description

In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running. The Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to connectivity, pushing the boundaries to deliver more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

Join Optical Networks division, where innovation meets scale in the AI-driven data center era. With the recent acquisition of Infinera, we've united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse--combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to redefine the future of connectivity.

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How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Strong background with semiconductor optical devices such as lasers, detectors, modulators and other integrated waveguide devices.
• A strong understanding of optical components fabrication, epitaxy and component level testing.
• Familiar with photonic integrated circuit layout methodology and EAD tools
• Experience with RF design, simulation, and use of optical and electrical modeling tools such as HFSS, ADS to design electro-optical devices
• Experience in creating designed experiments to map device performance
• Fundamental understanding of optical communication systems, DWDM transmission systems, photonic integrated components, electronic (integrated) circuits, and signal analysis and processing.
• Ability to work with a large body of data and the necessary statistical analysis tools, and the ability to present the data and ideas to a diverse audience.
• Ability to work in an integrated team environment.
• Job will require frequent interaction with fab, test and reliability engineering, packaging and system engineering groups, as well as with product engineering personnel.

Key Skills And Experience

Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, Photonics or a related discipline with emphasis in optical communications and high speed optical components. Desired are candidates with significant industrial experience in the optical components industry.