Silicon Photonics Engineer

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Analog Photonics Overview

Analog Photonics is a fast-growing silicon photonic technology startup. We use our proprietary silicon photonic platform to serve automotive, communications, consumer, and defense markets with innovative, chip-scale solutions. Join our team if you are:

Looking for an attractive salary, bonus and benefits

Interested in working with talented and knowledgeable individuals

Excited to go through rigorous design-build-test cycles

Enthusiastic about seeing the rapid progress with your contributions

A team player being able to work in an office and lab complex in Downtown Boston

Job Description

We are currently looking for a Silicon Photonics Engineer to join the photonics team at Analog Photonics. The role entails working collaboratively and cross-functionally with a multi-disciplinary team of CMOS, Electronics, and Systems engineers. Tasks will include design, layout and verification of a variety of gain elements, electro-optic phase shifters/modulators, thermo-optic phase shifters/switches and passive components such as splitters, couplers and high-Q filters/gratings. The silicon photonics components and subsystems will then be co-integrated in complex systems. The candidate will work with a variety of teams to support the calibration, operation, and qualification of these chip-scale systems. This is a great opportunity for anyone with the requisite background who wants to gain experience in product design, prototyping, and manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

Design, Model, Layout and Verification of III-V/Silicon Photonics devices

Work with wafer-scale/die-scale tester to develop seamless data acquisition

Communicate with foundries to develop manufacturable photonic devices

Interface with packaging service suppliers and communicating technical drawings.

Generate reports for internal deliverables and external customer interaction

Execute current and new projects from start to finish

Contribute technically to new funding opportunities

Required Qualifications

M.S. (Ph.D. preferred) in electrical engineering, applied physics, or related field

5 years of integrated photonics component or system design and test

Electromagnetic simulations in FDTD, Modesolvers, etc. (e.g. Lumerical/Synopsys)

Mask layout in Cadence Virtuoso

Taping out photonic devices in a foundry setting (full reticle or MPW) with complex layout and DRC

Photonic component testing experience with standard positioners, tunable lasers

Proficient in scientific analysis software (MATLAB, Python)

Ideal Qualifications

High-speed RF/electro-optic photonic design and test

TCAD simulation (i.e. Synopsys Sentaurus)

Familiarity with III-V Design

Die-Scale/Wafer-Scale Prober or Photonics Lab equipment automation and remote control

Chip-scale Optoelectronics Packaging

Communication with Contract Manufacturing