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Photonic System Design Engineer

Job in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, 95053, USA
Listing for: Intel Corporation
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-15
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Test Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 164470 - 269100 USD Yearly USD 164470.00 269100.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Key Responsibilities
  • Architect, design and simulate new system-level and component-level photonics solutions
  • Develop and perform end-to-end system level link simulations with high-speed silicon photonic components.
  • Identify system-level tradeoffs and component performance optimization opportunities
  • Define system specifications driving component development and tradeoffs
  • Work cross-organizationally to validate photonic link and system understanding with experiment, implement system-level solutions, and drive engineering requirements decisions
Minimum Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar discipline with focus on Silicon Photonics, optical component, module, and transmission system with 6+ years of industry experience listed below OR a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar discipline with focus on Silicon Photonics, optical component, module, and transmission system with 4+ years of industry experience listed below.
  • Experience in system link modeling and design methodology and tools for high speed (50GBaud to 200GBaud) optical communication transceivers and CPO/OCI engine products, both experimental/theoretical performance analysis, and optical components and system optimizations.
  • Experience in architecting, designing and defining new systems and components for high-speed silicon photonics commercial optical communication products.
  • Experience with modeling both direct detect higher order modulation format systems, advanced modulation formats, noncoherent and coherent optical systems (ie, modulators, detectors, lasers).
  • Experience with optical/electrical simulation platforms Simulink, Matlab, ADS, Lumerical, HFSS, VPI, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience modeling in transmitter, receiver, analog and Serdes interactions, Si and III-V photonic devices, subsystems in high-speed optical communication systems.
  • Experience with co-simulating high-speed electronics with optical components, DSP modeling, coding/decoding techniques, OSNR/BER/FEC error correction, CMOS IC's (driver, TIA's), and advanced modulation formats.
  • Experience in designing high speed optoelectronic and electronic components.
  • Experience in component, carrier, RF package, driver-modulator optimization, high-speed interconnect digital and analog system, DSP and FEC.
  • Exposure in optical system-, subsystem-, and component-level characterization.
  • Exposure to optical packaging concepts 2D, 2.5D, 3D and optical test.
  • Experience in designing high speed optoelectronic and electronic components.

Job Type: Experienced Hire

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America) Primary

Location:

US, California, Santa Clara Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

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Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

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