Voyant Photonics
Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer (Onsite/Hybrid)
$140K–$200K
New York Office (HQ) / Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- No specific number of years stated; M.S. applicants must have significant relevant industry experience.
- Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or a related field, or an M.S. with significant relevant industry experience.
About the job
Designs and develops silicon photonic components from simulation and layout through foundry tapeout and optical characterization for LiDAR and optical circuit switching applications.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, and optimize active and passive silicon photonic components and layouts.
- Manage component development through foundry tapeouts, design verification, and manufacturing coordination.
- Analyze characterization and wafer-measurement data to validate designs and guide improvements.
What they ask for
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or a related field, or an M.S. with significant relevant industry experience.
- Strong background in silicon photonic component design, electromagnetic simulation, and device optimization.
- Demonstrated experience designing integrated photonic devices and taking designs through silicon photonics foundry tapeouts.
- Understanding of waveguide optics, photonic device physics, and semiconductor fabrication processes; proficiency with photonic simulation tools such as Ansys Lumerical, Tidy3D, COMSOL, or equivalent.
Nice to have
- Experience with silicon photonic switches, phase shifters, advanced passive components, or other photonic platforms and wavelength bands.
- Python or MATLAB proficiency; experience with wafer-level characterization, fabrication variation analysis, or statistical device-performance modeling.
Pay
$140K – $200K USD base salary
Tools
Ansys Lumerical, Tidy3D, COMSOL, Python, MATLAB
AI focus
Designs silicon photonic components for optical circuit switches in AI data centers and chip-scale FMCW LiDAR; no AI model development is stated.
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