Photonic System Design Engineer

Intel Corporation•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$164,470 - $269,100•Hybrid

About The Position

The world is transforming - and so is Intel. Intel is a company of bold and curious inventors and problem solvers who create some of the most astounding technology advancements and experiences in the world. With a legacy of relentless innovation and a commitment to bring smart, connected devices to every person on Earth, our diverse and brilliant teams are continually searching for tomorrow's technology and revel in the challenge that changing the world for the better brings. We work every single day to design and manufacture silicon products that empower people's digital lives. Come join us and do something wonderful.

Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar discipline with focus on Silicon Photonics, optical component, module, and transmission system with 6+ years of industry experience listed below OR a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar discipline with focus on Silicon Photonics, optical component, module, and transmission system with 4+ years of industry experience listed below.
Experience in system link modeling and design methodology and tools for high speed (50GBaud to 200GBaud) optical communication transceivers and CPO/OCI engine products, both experimental/theoretical performance analysis, and optical components and system optimizations.
Experience in architecting, designing and defining new systems and components for high-speed silicon photonics commercial optical communication products.
Experience with modeling both direct detect higher order modulation format systems, advanced modulation formats, noncoherent and coherent optical systems (ie, modulators, detectors, lasers).
Experience with optical/electrical simulation platforms Simulink, Matlab, ADS, Lumerical, HFSS, VPI, etc.

Nice To Haves

Experience modeling in transmitter, receiver, analog and Serdes interactions, Si and III-V photonic devices, subsystems in high-speed optical communication systems.
Experience with co-simulating high-speed electronics with optical components, DSP modeling, coding/decoding techniques, OSNR/BER/FEC error correction, CMOS IC's (driver, TIA's), and advanced modulation formats.
Experience in designing high speed optoelectronic and electronic components.
Experience in component, carrier, RF package, driver-modulator optimization, high-speed interconnect digital and analog system, DSP and FEC.
Exposure in optical system-, subsystem-, and component-level characterization.
Exposure to optical packaging concepts 2D, 2.5D, 3D and optical test.
Experience in designing high speed optoelectronic and electronic components.

Responsibilities

Defines and drives photonics components development and understands and influences the architecture of photonics integrated circuits.
Architects, designs, simulates, and develops photonics components such as lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers, passives, highspeed detectors, and modulators, and/or IIIV solutions on silicon platform.
Performs tolerance analysis and optimizes components for performance, power, area, and reliability.
Drives overall test chip execution and coordination including chip design, layout, tapeout, test, and validation.
Analyzes test data from characterizations, identifies performance gaps, and drives improvement paths.
Develops and implements photonics components and system modeling methodologies and proposes and implements new test methodologies.
Conducts research in novel photonics components and technologies, defines next generation components architectures, and initiates and drives IP development programs.