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Key Responsibilities:

• Design, model, and optimize silicon photonic devices, including grating couplers, waveguides, SOAs, and photodetectors, for high-speed AI computing applications.
• Collaborate with external foundries to develop manufacturable designs using process design kits (PDKs) and ensure successful tape-out of silicon photonic components.
• Perform design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) evaluations to ensure scalability and robust production.
• Conduct and interpret optical simulations using industry-standard tools (e.g., Lumerical, Ansys, COMSOL, or equivalent).
• Work with optical fiber assemblies and ensure seamless integration with high-speed photonic systems.
• Perform experimental validation and characterization of silicon photonic devices in the lab.
• Lead design reviews and contribute to the development of optical test plans, specifications, and manufacturing guidelines.
• Support the development of intellectual property (IP) and contribute to patent filings related to novel silicon photonic designs.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the continuous improvement of silicon photonics design methodologies.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of industry experience in silicon photonics design, development
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and optimizing photonic integrated circuits, including grating couplers, waveguides, SOAs, and photodetectors.
• Proven track record of taking silicon photonic devices from concept through to commercial production using leading foundries.
• Hands-on experience working with PDKs, performing DFM/DFT, and managing tape-outs.
• Experience characterizing and validating silicon photonic devices in a laboratory environment.
• Familiarity with optical fiber coupling and high-speed photonics applications.

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