Silicon Photonics - Technical Lead

TSMC•West Covina, CA

1d•$149,000 - $263,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Technical Lead/Manager – Silicon Photonics, you will report to the Senior Director, Design and Technology Platform where you will get to work with TSMC ecosystem partners to define and implement custom design solutions for silicon photonics applications. This position is located in San Jose, CA where we are currently operating in a hybrid work schedule with 4 days in office.

Requirements

Masters or PhD in electrical engineering, opto-electronics, physics or related field.
Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience in silicon photonics design and characterization.
Proven track record in design, simulation and verification of silicon photonics circuits using Ansys/Lumerical simulation tools.
Practical experience with optical packaging including fiber and coupling techniques required.
Hands-on experience with electrical and optical process test structures, automated characterization and parameter extraction for optical PDK validation.
Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Relevant industry experience in silicon photonics System-level integration experience
Experience with Cadence Virtuoso or Synopsys OptoCompiler
Experience with Laser coupling

Responsibilities

Drive the definition, design, simulation, layout and tape-out, test and validation, data analysis and performance debug of complex silicon photonics circuits using optical PDK components.
Work with customers on silicon photonics product definition, design, integration, testing and qualification.
Define and drive the implementation of multi-die silicon photonics packaging solutions with 3D integration.