Intel
Senior Laser Designer
$164K–$312K
US, California, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years with a Master’s degree, or 4+ years of industry expertise with a Ph.D.
- Education
- Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline; or Ph.D.
About the job
Designs and validates DFB lasers and photonic components for silicon photonics and high-speed optical communications.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, and optimize DFB lasers, including tolerance analysis for performance, power efficiency, and reliability.
- Lead test-chip execution from layout and tapeout through validation and data analysis; develop photonic modeling and testing methods.
- Research emerging photonics technologies, improve components based on characterization data, and collaborate on system integration and intellectual property development.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in a relevant field and 6+ years of relevant experience, or Ph.D. and 4+ years of industry expertise.
- Extensive experience designing and simulating DFB lasers, including InP epi design.
- Industrial experience developing DFB lasers for high-volume manufacturing and taking designs through product qualification.
Nice to have
- Project leadership experience.
- Experience analyzing photonic or PIC test data with statistical tools, MATLAB/Python; familiarity with Cadence or KLayout, system-level modeling, or peer-reviewed photonics research.
Pay
$164,470.00-311,890.00 USD (base salary)
Tools
JMP, MATLAB, Python, Cadence, KLayout
AI focus
Develops photonics components supporting data centers and AI applications; no AI development work is specified.
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