Senior Photonics Engineer

Highlights

• Design silicon photonic devices and PICs for next-gen perception systems.
• Own components end-to-end from simulation through tapeout and handoff.
• Shape link budgets and architecture with device models and tradeoff analysis.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible vacation and time-off policy
• Collaborative, fast-paced, and inclusive work environment
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with a highly cross-functional team

Ideal candidate

Hands-on photonics designer who thrives owning devices end-to-end and translating system needs into robust PICs. You enjoy cross-functional collaboration, rigorous verification, and turning characterization insights into better designs.

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, physics, optics, or related discipline, or B.S. with equivalent industry experience
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience (or Ph.D. with 5+ years)
• Hands-on experience designing silicon or silicon nitride active and passive photonic components with ownership on multiple completed PIC tapeouts
• Strong understanding of waveguide optics, semiconductor device physics, and fabrication-dependent device performance
• Proficiency with FDTD, eigenmode solvers, EME, and optical-circuit simulation with Lumerical, Tidy3D or equivalent
• Experience with schematic-driven layout in Cadence or Synopsys, foundry design rules, and LVS/DRC verification
• Proficiency in Python for scientific computing, simulation automation, and data analysis
• Demonstrated ability to independently own designs from specification through tapeout and communicate results clearly
• Experience using version control and maintaining organized, reproducible engineering work