Photonic Layout Engineer

OpenLight Photonics • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

You will create and maintain layouts of photonic devices and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work across the design and development of these PICS, having daily interactions with a team of talented photonic component designers, PIC architects, process engineers, process design kit (PDK) developers, and test engineers, ensuring quality layouts are implemented on OpenLight’s silicon photonics platform.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Computer Science or related engineering discipline
• Strong programming & scripting skills (preferably Python)
• Knowledge of semiconductor design and/or fabrication
• Knowledge of optics and/or photonics theory and design
• Experience with version control, CI/CD pipeline software, Agile
• Proficiency in a commercial photonic layout tool (e.g., Synopsys OptoCompiler & ICV, GDSFactory, Luceda IPKISS, or KLayout)
• Strong problem solving, communication, organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development & implementation of next-generation photonic design automation workflows
• Perform physical verification of mask data to ensure design and manufacturability requirements are met
• Use custom built and commercially available tools to design layouts of photonic components and circuits
• Maintain and execute automated mask build workflows to generate artwork in GDS file format
• Work closely with process engineers to ensure layout compatibility with rapidly developing design rules and guidelines
• Continuously monitor for quality escapes. Perform root cause analysis and drive improvements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level