Electro-Optic Systems Architect

About the role

The Electro-Optic Systems Architect will partner with the internal engineering team to deliver groundbreaking products to the market. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that Passage's electrical-optical-electrical links are performant and meet customer requirements. You will engage with our cross-disciplinary engineering teams to model and analyze solutions. You may also test and measure prototypes to validate the models.

Responsibilities

• Electro-optic system modeling using Cadence photonics-analog simulators (Verilog-A, Spectre, Virtuoso), VPI Photonics, and Keysight ADS
• Co-design the analog and photonic devices with the engineering design teams based on the end-to-end simulation results
• Validate the models by designing high-speed RF experiments, conducting proof-of-concept experiments, and analyzing existing data
• Author, review, and validate architectural specifications

Qualifications

• PhD in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or a discipline related to photonics
• Proficient in Cadence photonics/analog simulators (Virtuoso, Spectre, Verilog-A), Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS
• Highly proficient in coding simulations in Python or Matlab
• Highly proficient in RF/mm-wave analog circuit design
• Experience with corner analysis and Monte Carlo analysis
• Ability and desire to collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team
• Demonstrated strong problem solving skills specifically pertaining to problems that do not have obvious solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with silicon photonic integrated circuit design and test experience
• Knowledge of signal processing and signal integrity in optical communications
• Knowledge of SERDES and mixed signal interfaces
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Professional and Cultural Characteristics

• A culture champion for Lightmatter, aligns with the company's light-hearted culture
• Willing and able to learn quickly. Self-starter with a "no task is too big or small" attitude
• Collaborates well with others regardless of discipline
• Innovative and flexible; realizes that a one-size-fits-all approach will not always solve the problem at hand
• Data-driven and analytical; translates numbers into actionable strategies
• Process-oriented and programmatic: builds structure through processes that can be relied upon across the organization

Pay

Base salary range: $150,000 USD - $220,000 USD. Total compensation includes base salary, new hire equity grant, annual performance-based equity, and other rewards that recognize your impact and contribution.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Savings Matching Program
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Paid Family Leave
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Commuter Benefits
• Flexible, hybrid workplace model
• Equity grants (applicable to full-time employees)

Benefits eligibility may vary depending on your employment status and location.