PIC Designer

As a PIC Designer you will be part of the PIC Architecture team owning and supporting the development of OpenLight PICs that are built on heterogeneous III-V and silicon photonics platforms. This role bridges design test operations and reliability to ensure successful development qualification and release and is sure to grow and deepen your technical skills in photonics as well as your product development capacities.

• Own engineering activities across prototype and development stages for PIC based optical products

• Supportdesign and layout reviews for PICs ensuring adherence to design rules and manufacturability

• Performdata analysison device and system-level measurements to evaluate performance trends and variability

• Drivedebug root cause analysis and performance optimizationacross process and design variations

• Interface withtest engineering teamsto define test plans requirements and measurement methodologies for PICs

• Interface with the system engineering team to provide thermal model support EVTDVT test and support PIC system test

• Generate maintain and update:

• Design documentation

• Test reports and characterization summaries

• Productdatasheets

• Make sure PIC performance meetsspecifications and compliance requirements

• Collaborate withoperations and reliability teamsto support qualification yield improvement and product release for PICs

• M.S. or Ph.D. inOptics Physics Electrical Engineering Materials Science or related field

• 12 years minimum of relevant industry or research experience in photonics or semiconductor devices

• Detail oriented with strong documentation discipline

• Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment

• Ability to interpret large datasets and extract actionable insights

• Good understanding of optical components and systems including lasers (e.g. DFB) modulators (e.g. EAM) photodetectors and silicon photonics platforms

• Proficient indata analysis tools like JMP and Python (NumPy Pandas plotting)

• Experience working withtest data analysis characterization and statistical evaluation

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Effective cross-functional communication skills

OpenLight is growing as customer adoption and industry momentum continue to accelerate. The rapid growth of AI and cloud infrastructure is driving unprecedented demand for faster more energy-efficient optical connectivity. We are addressing this challenge through a platform approach that simplifies the development of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and accelerates industry adoption.

As part of our team you will contribute to technologies that enable AI and hyperscale data centers high-speed optical communications advanced sensing applications next-generation photonic integration and more. Our team is collaborative and fast-moving and you will have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions across technology operations and business growth.

If you are excited about solving challenging problems advancing cutting-edge technology and working with a highly collaborative team we would love to hear from you.

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