Lead Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

Coherent Corp•Fremont, CA

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About The Position

The Silicon Photonics Designer will work on the design, test, and debug of silicon photonic circuits. He/she will have key responsibilities for silicon photonics activities in a global leader of optoelectronic components and systems. He/she will work closely with compound semiconductors, optical packaging, module engineering groups to deliver high-performance silicon photonic chips for various customers. He/she will develop innovative and complex photonic circuits for emerging applications in communications and sensing, e.g., coherent transceiver, co-packaged optics and LIDAR:

Requirements

PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Optics and Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field
2 years of industrial experience in design and optimization of silicon/III-V photonic devices and photonic integrated circuits
Strong experience on RF/SI simulation and optimization, from components such as high-speed modulators/PDs, and subsystems including PCB/TIA/driver/optical components, to transceiver systems
Strong experience in photonic integrated circuits design CAD tools
Strong tapeout experience with photonics foundries
5 years of experience in testing and characterization of optoelectronic devices and modules
Excellent experience of design/optimization of high-speed opto-electronic devices (modulators, photodetectors, lasers)
Good knowledge of high-speed analog circuitry (TIA, modulator drivers)
In-depth understanding of optical transceiver modules
Good knowledge of fiber optic and/or wireless communication systems and applications
Good knowledge of module packaging in optical communications
Good knowledge of digital electronics circuitry (microprocessors, FPGAs, SPI)
Good knowledge of digital signal processing
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent teamwork skills and strong independence
Self-motivated with innovative thinking
Authorized to work in US

Responsibilities

Work on silicon photonics device design, simulation, and layout
Run a variety of optical simulation tools, including Lumerical and Rsoft
Run a variety of RF simulation tools, including HFSS, ADS, and CST
Run a variety of CAD tools, including Cadence, Synopsis, and Python design environments
Tape out silicon photonics design in external and internal fabs
Work with module developers to design the optical subassemblies
Work with foundries to define and optimize the device structures and processes
Work with test engineering teams to perform characterization of silicon photonics devices
Work with quality engineers to create test and qualification plans

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