Senior High-Speed Photonic Design Engineer

The role

This person will own photonic transmitter and receiver architecture, high-speed photonic modulator and detector design, and RF/microwave transmission line design. They will work on next-generation photonic and electronic integrated modules for wireless optical communication systems.

What you will do

• Own and deliver record-breaking high-speed photonic integrated circuit designs.
• Contribute to system-level optimization and product strategy.
• Own photonic transmitter and receiver architecture.
• Design high-speed photonic modulator and detector.
• Design RF/microwave transmission lines within very-large-scale photonic integrated circuits (PICs).

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 high-speed photonic modulator and detector design.
• Extensive expertise in RF/microwave design.
• Expertise in the intricacies of optical modulation formats and photonic link modeling.
• Experience with RF/microwave design software (HFSS, ADS or equivalent).
• 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 in photonic spectral filter design.
• 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 can be provided.
• benefits

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.