Staff Silicon Photonics Designer

OpenLight Photonics, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenLight Photonics, Inc. is seeking a Human Resource Professional to contribute to the innovative field of silicon photonics. This role involves developing optical components and systems, working alongside a talented team. The ideal candidate has a PhD and hands-on experience in optical devices. OpenLight offers competitive salaries and robust benefits including medical insurance and 401(k).

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• Ph. D. in related field is essential.
• Hands-on experience with photonic integrated circuit devices needed.
• Proficiency in programming with scripting languages (preferably Python).

Responsibilities

• Develop and design various components for Silicon photonics PDK.
• Work with cross-functional teams to validate optical components.
• Use simulation tools to model photonic optical components.

Skills

Photonics design & simulation tools

Problem solving

Communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Education

Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or related discipline

Job description

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Company Description

OpenLight is a photonics design company that offers the world’s first open silicon photonics platform with integrated lasers. Our technology is used in Datacom, telecom, LiDAR, healthcare, HPC, AI, and optical computing applications. Our goal is to improve the performance, power efficiency, and reliability of your design using our open and flexible platform. We have over 300 patents and our technology has been adopted by companies across multiple industries enabling new possibilities for photonics engineering.

Why Join Us

Be part of a cutting-edge startup with a strong history of technology innovation. Work alongside a team of talented professionals in the field of silicon photonics – both new and industry veterans. Competitive salary and benefits package and opportunity for career growth and professional development. If you are highly motivated and technically proficient apply today to help shape the future of optical applications. To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience.

Responsibilities

As a member of OpenLight’s Silicon Photonics (SiPh) team the candidate will be responsible for the development, design, layout and integration of a wide variety of Silicon, SiN and Heterogenous Si-IIIV based components for the OpenLight silicon photonics PDK.

The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with photonic IC-architects, CAD-layout engineers, process engineers and test engineers, in order to define, design, integrate and validate optical components in OpenLight’s Si-IIIV technology platform.

• Use custom built and commercial simulation tools to design and model silicon and SiN photonic optical components such as: Mach-Zehnder Interferometers and modulators, ring resonators and modulators, multimode interference couplers, directional couplers, waveguides, Bragg gratings, etc.
• Use custom built and commercial simulation tools to design and model Si and III-V based components such as: photodetectors, amplitude- and phase-modulators, Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers, Lasers, etc.
• Perform photonic integrated circuit CAD layout of integrated optical components and circuits
• Perform engineering level test-data analysis to optimize and validate optical component performance
• Perform statistical analysis of large production datasets to validate performance over process and drive yield improvements
• Work closely with process engineers to define and optimize the device structures and process, and drive yield improvements for devices and PICs
• Develop compact models for optical components in OpenLight’s silicon photonics PDK
• Work cross-functionally, driving device-centric failure analysis

Skills and Preferred Experience

• Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or related discipline
• Hands-on experience with designing passive Si/SiN and/or active III-V photonic integrated circuit devices
• Well versed in photonics design & simulation tools (mode solvers, FDTD, beam propagation, scattering matrix modelling)
• Strong understanding of semiconductor processing and how process variations interact with photonic component performance
• Hands-on experience with testing of integrated optical devices at wafer and/or die level is a plus
• Proficiency in programming with scripting languages (preferably Python)
• Experience with statistical analysis of large datasets using statistical software or toolboxes (E.g. JMP) is a plus
• Familiarity with commercial layout tools is a plus
• Strong problem solving, communication, organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Semiconductor Manufacturing

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Disability insurance

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