NVIDIA
Principal Thermal Mechanical Photonic Designer
$232K–$368K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Principal · Full-time · Posted Apr 21, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years in a related field; 8+ years developing silicon photonics ICs from concept to high-volume manufacturing.
- Education
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar discipline (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Design and validate the thermal, structural, and opto-mechanical aspects of silicon photonics and electronic packages, using simulations and experiments to improve performance and reliability.
What you'll do
- Run stress and thermo-mechanical simulations of photonic components and electronic packages, and recommend design, process, or material changes.
- Develop experimental methods for thermal validation and laser performance under stress; characterize packages and document thermal specifications.
- Support optical and system engineering leads with opto-mechanical system design.
What they ask for
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience developing silicon photonics ICs from concept to high-volume manufacturing.
- Experience in optics or photonic systems product development, applied research on Silicon Photonic ICs and Systems, and hands-on work with Silicon Photonics products.
- Proficient in Ansys tools.
Nice to have
- Background with design tools and fixtures for alignment, fabrication, gluing, and assembly of lasers, interferometers, and optical components.
- Experience defining system performance and component specifications.
Pay
232,000 USD - 368,000 USD base salary
Tools
Ansys, CMOS, Silicon-Photonics, NVLink, IEEE, PCIE, USB, OIF
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