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Senior Silicon Photonics Designer

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
170K-240K Annually
Senior level
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Santa Clara, CA, USA
170K-240K Annually
Senior level
Design and optimize silicon photonic components and integrated circuits for MEMS-based optical switches. Lead device design, fabrication methodology, simulation, layout, foundry tape-outs, and component/system-level testing. Develop characterization experiments and collaborate with systems and fabrication teams to improve optical switch performance. Serve as a senior technical contributor across functions and communicate findings through presentations and written reports.
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nEye.ai, a well-funded optical switch startup, is poised to revolutionize the future of data centers. nEye’s MEMS-based silicon photonics optical circuit switches (OCS) eliminate critical bottlenecks in AI processing by enabling direct optical connections among thousands of GPUs and memory units. The company's SuperSwitch is an ultra-low power consumption, high radix, compact chip-scale design, offering hyperscale data centers enhanced performance, efficiency, and scalability.

Position Summary 

As a Silicon Photonics Designer at nEye Systems, you will be responsible for the development process for complex photonic devices and systems-on-chip, from design through fabrication, testing and analysis.  You will be an active participant in regular company strategy meetings, including addressing our chip manufacturing technology strategies. You will be successful if you thrive in a fast-paced environment, can participate in multiple work streams simultaneously, are passionate about solving problems and learning.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the Senior Engineer when collaborating with other nEye groups to optimize chip design for product system-level requirements
  • Driving specific device designs and collaborating on fabrication methodologies.
  • Designing photonic components and photonic integrated circuits to advance our optical switch technology.
  • Developing, overseeing, and performing photonic component and system-level testing.
  • Working cross-functionally with system and fabrication team members to develop improved optical switch capabilities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
  • 4-8+ years hands-on experience with Silicon Photonics in an industry setting
  • Strong understanding of microfabrication processes and related constraints on photonic component designs.
  • Strong understanding and proficient experience of photonic component simulation tools such as FDTD, EME, FEM, or FIT.
  • Strong proficiency in Python
  • Experience with photonic integrated circuit layout and photonics foundry tape-out.
  • Experience with designing and executing detailed photonic device experiments and characterization protocols.
  • Strong communication skills in collaboration, verbal presentation, and written reports.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication (written and oral), and leadership skills.

nEye.ai is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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