Taara
Senior Photonic Circuits Design Engineer
$220K–$270K
Sunnyvale, CA · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Dec 18, 2025
- Experience
- Five (5) or more years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, or a related field.
About the job
Design and deliver photonic integrated circuits, filters, and switches for wireless optical communication systems, contributing to layout and system-level optimization.
What you'll do
- Own photonic circuit architecture, spectral filter design, and photonic switch design for large-scale PICs.
- Contribute to photonic layout, optical link modeling, and system-level optimization.
- Deliver photonic circuit designs through commercial foundry tapeouts.
What they ask for
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, or a related field.
- Five (5) or more years of relevant industry experience with demonstrated achievements in photonic circuit designs.
- Expertise in photonic spectral filter design, photonic link modeling, photonic switch design, antenna theory, and photonic layout.
- Experience with photonic device simulation software (Lumerical or equivalent), optical link simulation software (VPIphotonics, Lumerical Interconnect, or equivalent), and multiple commercial foundry tapeouts.
Nice to have
- Experience with Python, Git, gdsfactory, DRC/LVS, or commercial layout verification software (Calibre or equivalent).
- Experience advancing a product from prototype to final production; strong communication and presentation skills.
Pay
$220,000 - $270,000 USD base salary (inclusive of bonus at target)
Tools
Lumerical, VPIphotonics, Lumerical Interconnect, Python, Git, gdsfactory, Calibre, DRC/LVS
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