Senior PIC Design Engineer

Senior PIC Design Engineer
Department:  Chip & Test Engineering

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

British Columbia, Canada

Compensation:  The base annual salary range for this full-time role is $117,000 to $161,000 CAD. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target range for new hire base salary across all Canadian locations. Actual compensation may vary outside of this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to a candidate's qualifications including relevant education and training, competencies, experience, geographic location, and business needs.

Base pay is only one part of the total compensation package. Full time roles are eligible for equity and benefits. Base pay is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Description
The Senior PIC Design Engineer designs and optimizes photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and plays a key role in the development of our photonic quantum computer. You will design first-of-their-kind photonic integrated circuits for implementing truly scalable quantum technologies. The Senior PIC Design Engineer is an expert in the design and simulation of active and passive photonic integrated circuit components and systems.

You will be comfortable working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists.

Please include a cover letter with your resume (in one file) describing how you would be a great fit at Photonic and what attributes you could bring to our growing team.

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO
Design and optimize complex active and passive, large-scale silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) at both the system and device level
Generate new software and scripts as required to meet design and analysis goals
Work with foundries and manufacturers
Conduct trade studies and analysis of alternatives (AoAs) to explore design options and their trade-offs for components
Propose and analyze experiments to validate and refine simulation models
Present verbal and written findings to cross-functional teams
Translate analysis into recommendations for future development directions
Work on issues of integration with other chips and systems
Create polished simulation flows and documentation to collaborate with other PIC design engineers
Collaborate with a team of photonic designers, nanofabrication engineers, test engineers, and physicists
Train, guide, and mentor team members on all frameworks and best practices
Contribute to our IP portfolio

WHAT YOU BRING TO OUR TEAM
Master’s or PhD degree in electrical engineering, applied physics or other relevant discipline
5+ years of experience with silicon photonics in an industrial setting
Familiarity in designing photonic layouts with KLayout, Luceda, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, or equivalent
Deep expertise in designing and optimizing silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and devices
Experience in common programming languages like Python and MATLAB
Proficiency in electromagnetic simulation using common tools, like Lumerical (FDTD, MODE, INTERCONNECT), Tidy3D
Strong understanding of photonics, electronics, and electromagnetic compatibility
Familiarity in optical bench experiments with tools like parameter analyzers, optical spectrum analyzers, laser sources, etc.
Excellent teamwork, interpersonal, and written communication skills
Ability to work independently while also being a great team member

AN EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATE WILL BRING
7+ years of experience with silicon photonics in an industrial setting
Experience in designing high-performance optical switches and modulators (high speed in GHz range, low optical loss, low power dissipation, etc.)

Experience with inverse design optimization techniques (adjoint method, particle swarm optimization (PSO), genetic algorithms (GA), gradient ascent, etc.)
Experience in designing high-performance single-photon detectors
Deep expertise in designing and optimizing photonic integrated circuits (PICs) on silicon nitride or hybrid material platforms

Experience with high-frequency chip design (RFIC/MMIC) and signal modeling in tools like HFSS

Experience with thermal and mechanical modeling of components in tools like COMSOL (FEM)
Experience in modeling doping, diffusion and…