Apple
Silicon Photonics Design Engineer - Biophotonics
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS; preferred: Master’s or PhD degree in Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent fields.
About the job
Designs, simulates, and characterizes silicon photonic components and sensor concepts for photonic integrated circuits in Apple products.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, and characterize silicon photonic components.
- Collaborate with an optical science team and multidisciplinary partners to demonstrate photonic components and sensor concepts.
- Develop components for next-generation photonic integrated circuits and sensing applications.
What they ask for
- BS degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience with simulation and modeling of photonic components.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent fields.
- Expertise in optoelectronics, photonics, semiconductor devices, SOI component design, MUX/DeMUX design, circuit simulation, optical measurement, device characterization, or statistical data analysis.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary range)
Tools
silicon photonic components, photonic integrated circuits, SOI, Python, Matlab, JMP
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