Photonics Development Engineer

Photonics Development Engineer

Location:

Albany, NY

Type:
Full-Time | Salary: $150,000 – $200,000 annually | Posted:
Mar 25, 2026 | Closes:
Open Until Filled

NY Creates serves as a bridge for advanced electronics, leads projects that advance R&D in emerging technologies, and generates the jobs of tomorrow. NY Creates also runs some of the most advanced facilities in the world, boasts more than 3,000 industry experts and faculty, and manages public and private investments of more than $25 billion – placing it at the global epicenter of high‑tech innovation and commercialization.

NY Creates is looking to hire a Photonics Development Engineer to work on our silicon photonics technology platforms that are currently being developed. This position will focus primarily on the execution of AIM Photonics’ research and development programs and sponsored projects, developing silicon photonics platforms with funding projects involving quantum photonics, III‑V laser integrations, sensor development, optical phased array, and novel material integration.

• Develop new technologies in a 300 mm CMOS line.
• Design experiments that account for how cleanroom processing can affect light propagation.
• Interact with customers or development partners to understand specific project requirements and update on challenges, risks, and progress.
• Write reports, papers, and/or patents.
• Perform design rule checking and waiver reviews.
• Handle third‑party design IP.
• Collect and analyze measurement, metrology, and inline test data.
• Coordinate with vendors such as mask houses, dicing/packaging, and outsourced processes.
• Submit process/measurement change requests and change review board (CRB) submissions.
• Engage in sustaining and continuous improvement activities to maximize manufacturability while ensuring stable and repeatable performance.
• Actively participate in team meetings.
• Collaborate with other integration team members.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.

• M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent Engineering and/or Science discipline from a college or university accredited by USDOE or an internationally recognized accrediting organization AND 5+ years of relevant professional industry experience.

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent Engineering and/or Science discipline from a college or university accredited by USDOE or an internationally recognized accrediting organization AND 3+ years of relevant professional industry experience.

The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Ability to work well under pressure, in a fast‑paced environment, and to execute a variety of tasks on short notice is required. The individual should be able to work independently and as part of a multifaceted team, with flexibility and a rapid learning mindset.

• CMOS Process Integration experience, sustaining and/or developing processes in a 300 mm wafer fabrication facility.
• Process Integration experience with non‑CMOS technologies (photonics, III‑Vs, MEMS, sensors, magnetics, etc.).
• Background in modeling or device physics of photonic devices, specifically silicon or III‑V photonics.
• Familiarity with PIC/IC layout and verification tools (KLayout, Lumerical, Ansys, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, etc.).
• Process development experience in multiple sectors: photolithography, dry etching, oxide deposition, metal deposition, grinding, chemical‑mechanical polishing, plating, wet cleans, rapid thermal processing, ion implantation, epitaxial growth, III‑V growth.
• Materials characterization and metrology: SEM, AFM, profilometry, white‑light interferometry, XRD, SIMS, etc.
• Photonic/electronic test and characterization: propagation loss, electro‑optic test, photodiode, Mach‑Zehnder modulator, sheet resistance, breakdown, etc.

This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; it may require annual background checks.

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