Taaraconnect
Senior Photonic Circuits Design Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA, Remote. Posted 11 months ago
The role
This person will own photonic circuit architecture, photonic spectral filter design, and photonic switch design for very-large-scale photonic integrated circuits. They will contribute to photonic layout and system considerations such as optical link modeling.
What you will do
- Own and deliver record-breaking photonic integrated circuit designs.
- Contribute to photonic layout, system-level optimization, and product strategy.
- Own photonic circuit architecture, photonic spectral filter design, and photonic switch design.
- Contribute to photonic layout and system considerations such as optical link modeling.
Required qualifications
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, or a related field.
- Five (5) or more years of relevant industry experience with demonstrated achievements in photonic circuit designs.
- Extensive expertise in photonic spectral filter design and photonic link modeling.
- Expertise in photonic switch design, antenna theory, and photonic layout.
- Experience with photonic device simulation software (Lumerical or equivalent).
- Experience with optical link simulation software (VPIphotonics, Lumerical Interconnect, or equivalent).
- Hands-on experience with multiple tapeouts at commercial foundries.
Nice to have
- Experience with Python, Git, and gdsfactory.
- Experience with Design Rule Checks (DRC) and Layout Versus Schematic (LVS).
- Experience with commercial layout verification software (Calibre or equivalent).
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior external partners.
- Hands-on experience in advancing a product from the prototype phase to the final production stage.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance can be provided.
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About the company
Taara is on a mission to connect billions of people who lack abundant and affordable internet by pioneering high-throughput, long-range free-space optical communication (FSOC). Born at X, Google's Moonshot Factory.