Speed Photonics Design Engineer

At Lumiphase, we are looking for a part-time or full-time High-speed Photonics Engineer to join our team for the development of high-speed photonics modulators, and the development of new products using our integrated photonic technology.

In this role, you will be at the heart of our technology designing high-speed optical modulators for our products, and be part of bringing them into large scale manufacturing. You will work in cross-functional teams with versatile and exciting responsibilities.

Design:

• Design of high-speed photonic modulators, interfaces and packages;
• Development of models and design concepts for BTO modulators;
• Validate new and existing designs by evaluating experimental data, including statistical analysis;
• Define specifications and targets for new products based on customer needs;
• Interface with analog IC designers for electro-optic co-design;
• Development and evaluation of RF electro-topic tests;
• Document technical work using the existing logging/storage infrastructure;
• Work in a dynamic team of engineers, researchers, technicians, and operators;

Collaboration and Support:

• Work closely with fabrication, testing and packaging teams to provide feedback for iterative improvements.
• Support product development cycles by defining tapeout plans and ensuring alignment with projects specifications.
• Contribute to the development of innovative components and layouts

Education:

• Master’s, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optics, preferably with a focus in Photonics.

Experience and Technical

Skills:

• Deep understanding of optoelectronics, integrated photonic circuits and their applications;
• Experience designing high-speed modulators in silicon, thin-film lithium niobate, or indium phosphide foundry platforms;
• Experience in development and validation of simulation models against experimental data;
• Experience in designing high-speed modulators against a customer specification;
• Extensive experience with electro-magnetic simulation tools (e.g. Lumerical, HFSS, CST Studio, or similar);
• Proficiency in statistical data analysis and silicon photonics testing methodologies;
• Strong programming skills (e.g. python, C#) and proficiency in statistical data analysis;

Soft Skills:

• Creative, motivated, critical thinking, and hands-on attitude with the drive to tackle hard challenges;
• Good organizational skills to plan and operate time-critical processes;
• Ability to learn quickly and adequately transfer that knowledge to others;
• Strong team working and good verbal and written communication skills.

At Lumiphase
, we offer a young, fast-growing, and dynamic working environment with broad options for personal development. We have world-class technical people who love to share their skills with new team members. People from all around the world have joined us, creating an open-minded and diverse team spirit. We are all dedicated to creating superior photonic products to solve hard problems in the field of communication as a big team effort.

We offer a variety of benefits to create a positive experience at work, and enable a healthy and enjoyable work-life balance.

• ZVV (Zürich region) annual transport pass and Halbtax
• 2 additional parental leave weeks,
• Flexible hours and hybrid work possibilities,
• On-site fitness room, canteen, and top quality espresso machine,
• and a lot of fun team events!

We look forward to welcoming talented, new members to our team.

Our recruitment process consists of three stages:

Then, both parties take their decisions! We aim to complete all steps in one month, but also allow for modifications to ensure both sides have a full picture of the skills and culture match to take the decision in an informed way.

We built our company culture from day one, step by step, with the direct…