Photonic Design Manager

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•San Jose, CA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced manager to lead a team of silicon photonics design engineers to bring the highest quality, industry-leading photonics technologies to market. As a team leader, you will focus on developing best practices for device design, circuit analysis, and DFx. You will lead a design team to deliver product-quality PICs for co-packaged optics, while also fostering career development and reporting to senior leadership.

Requirements

Subject matter expert in integrated photonics with a track record of shipping real products
Prior line management experience
Team player
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Willing to learn and ready to take ownership of problems
Bachelor, Masters or Phd degree in Physics/Electrical Engineering

Nice To Haves

Strong working experience in managing photonic design teams
Hands-on experience in integrated photonics
Experience bringing a photonic product from R&D to HVM
Experience working with industry-standard photonic and electronic design tools (Cadence/Synopsys, Ansys FDTD/MODE, TCAD, HFSS, EMX, COMSOL, and similar tools)
Photonic design and analysis software development, such as in Python/Matlab or Verilog-A
Deep expertise in optical communication from device physics to link architecture
Familiarity with cross-disciplinary skillsets in high-speed design, test systems, optical control, hardware/firmware design, advanced electronic and photonic packaging, reliability, and qualification testing.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a design team to deliver advanced integrated silicon photonic devices
Closely collaborate with internal and external teams to define and drive foundry technology and supply chain requirements to support yield and product delivery
Establish and maintain best-practices for DFx across photonic designs
Drive innovation in new devices, circuits, and optical architectures within integrated photonics