Silicon Photonics PDK Development Engineer

2 weeks ago

Goleta, United States Open Light Full time

Company Description

Open Light is a photonics design company that offers the world’s first open silicon photonics platform with integrated lasers. Our technology is used in Datacom, telecom, LiDAR, healthcare, HPC, AI, and optical computing applications. Our goal is to improve the performance, power efficiency, and reliability of your design using our open and flexible platform. We have over 300 patents and our technology has been adopted by companies across multiple industries enabling new possibilities for photonics engineering.

Role Description

As a member of OpenLights’s Design Enablement Team, the candidate will be responsible for developing device cells, maintaining Process Design Kits (PDKs), and automating existing workflows related to the simulation, layout and verification of photonic p-cells and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). The candidate is expected to support the layout team when needed.

Why Join Us

Be part of a cutting-edge startup with a strong history of technology innovation. Work alongside a team of talented professionals in the field of silicon photonics – both new and industry veterans. Competitive salary and benefits package and opportunity for career growth and professional development. If you are highly motivated and technically proficient apply today to help shape the future of optical applications. To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work closely with a cross functional team of device and circuit designers, process, layout, system, and test engineers. The PDK Development Engineer is expected to

  • Lead the development, packaging, documentation and maintenance of Silicon Photonics (SiPh) PDKs.
  • Develop, document, and maintain workflows to check quality and integrity of SiPh PDKs.
  • Provide timely debug, analysis, and resolution of SiPh PDK and design flow related issues
  • Identify and drive initiatives to improve existing workflows and methodologies used for PIC design, implementation, and verification.
  • Interface with external foundries, software tool vendors and partners in developing OpenLight’s SiPh PDKs and workflows.
  • Layout photonics circuits and test structures for both R&D and customer projects as necessary.

Skills and Preferred Experience:

  • Knowledge of optics and/or photonics theory and design highly desired.
  • At least 2 years of industry experience working in Synopsys Custom Compiler (strongly preferred) or Cadence Virtuoso environment, creating P-cells and writing code to develop new capabilities and to automate existing workflows in a production environment.
  • Familiarity with custom analog/RF and/or photonics design flow and related EDA tools including physical verification, custom place and route, simulation.
  • Experience laying out analog/RF and/or photonics circuits.
  • Proficiency in python and TCL programming.
  • Proven record of demonstrating substantial increase in efficiency through coding, for example, by increasing the speed of a design step, or by reducing or eliminating the need for manual review through automation.
  • Strong problem solving, communication, organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
  • B.S. or M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related engineering discipline
  • Familiarity with software development methodologies such as revision control, unit testing, issue tracking and continuous integration
  • Experience leading debugging issues with technical team.

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