Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•San Jose, CA

14h

About The Position

AMD is seeking a seasoned technical contributor to drive end-to-end delivery of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) solutions for optical I/O in next-generation AI and HPC applications. The role involves contributing to and coordinating implementation and optimization across multiple teams, and interfacing with hardware engineering teams and AMD partners to plan, develop, and optimize PIC solutions. The engineer will develop optical-electrical systems in advanced silicon photonics process technologies for DWDM and CWDM applications. The position contributes to product innovation, definition, and specification of PIC architectures, transmit and receive chains, components, and test methodologies. It also works with systems teams to maintain, simulate, and optimize optical I/O link budgets against product requirements, channel properties, component limits, and foundry process capabilities. The role collaborates on design-for-test practices for high-volume manufacturing, participates in design reviews as a silicon photonics subject matter expert, and works cross-functionally with EIC, packaging, foundry technology, test development, and product teams to develop design and test automation solutions. The position is located in San Jose, US, and is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Master’s or PhD degree in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
Significant success driving photonic PDK, device, and circuit design.
Subject matter expertise in PIC theory, design, layout, simulation, packaging, debug, test, manufacturing, reliability, qualification, and support.
Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing PICs that have reached high-volume manufacturing, from concept through field failure analysis.
Subject matter expertise in silicon photonics foundry technology, device design, and circuit layout, including FDTD, MODE, or other related design tools.
Proficiency in software architecture and development for photonic design automation, test automation, and data analysis; Python and Cadence development experience is preferred.
Experience in photonic wafer-, die-, and package-level testing and related test instrumentation.
Excellent communication, management, and presentation skills.
Ability to collaborate with leading technical contributors and senior architects, with strong interpersonal skills for working across teams in different geographies.

Responsibilities

Develop optical-electrical systems in advanced silicon photonics process technologies for DWDM and CWDM applications in next-generation AI and HPC applications.
Innovate, define, and specify PIC architectures, transmit chains, receive chains, components, and test methodologies for next-generation optical I/O applications.
Work with systems teams to devise, maintain, simulate, and optimize optical I/O link budgets reflecting product requirements, PIC architectures, channel properties, active and passive component limits, and foundry process capabilities.
Collaborate on design-for-test best practices to ensure photonic devices are ready for high-volume manufacturing.
Participate in design reviews as a subject matter expert in silicon photonic component design.
Work cross-functionally with EIC, packaging, foundry technology, test development, and product teams to architect design and test automation solutions.