Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

Job summary

This role focuses on silicon photonics design and modeling, particularly in the context of optical interconnects for AI-scale computing. The engineer will develop co-simulation flows that integrate photonic and electronic designs, ensuring accurate verification across both domains.

Qualifications

• MS and/or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics/Optical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of design experience in industry or applied R&D, with a focus on photonic and/or high-speed electronic design.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the electro-optic co-simulation flow, integrating Verilog-A compact models with circuit and link simulation.
• Define silicon-photonics test structures and characterization plans, extracting compact-model parameters from various data types.
• Build and calibrate compact/behavioral models for silicon photonic components such as modulators and photodetectors.
• Correlate models against characterization data to enhance model accuracy and validation.
• Collaborate with circuit designers, system teams, and foundry contacts to meet modeling needs.
• Contribute to the shared component library, managing versioning, documentation, and quality assurance.

Skills

• Proficiency in electronic-photonic co-simulation and Verilog-A compact modeling, particularly within the Cadence ecosystem.
• Familiarity with photonic simulation tools like Lumerical or comparable software.
• Strong understanding of photonic device physics and experience in building verification/testbench environments.

Education

• Advanced degree in relevant fields such as Electrical Engineering or Photonics.

Tools

• Experience with photonic simulation tools (Lumerical, Ansys, Synopsys) and circuit design environments.