Photonics Technical Lead

Responsibilities

• Engage with a cross-functional team to design and deliver a successful high-volume laser product
• Collaborate with product and architecture teams to drive new laser concepts
• Work closely with hardware and software teams to translate high level laser module product requirements and architecture specifications into a detailed engineering execution plan
• Engage in problem-solving to resolve design and manufacturing challenges for innovative high-performance laser solutions
• Actively collaborate across disciplines—with electronics, photonics, mechanical, thermal and package-design engineering teams—to build laser systems, control algorithms, PICs, and control ASICs that meet performance, power, and production requirements
• Collaborate with control-system and test engineers to define production test and validation protocols, as well as to characterize components and debug test results from prototype level to validation
• Work with external vendors to ensure timely development and delivery of key processes and components

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related discipline, with at least 3 years of relevant post-degree experience (or equivalent)
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in photonic devices, photonic integrated circuits, and semiconductor physics
• Strong understanding of silicon photonics
• Experience of closely collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams, like photonics design, packaging, thermal, system engineering and firmware to name a few
• Ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders with strong and clear communication
• Demonstrated strong problem solving skills specifically pertaining to problems that do not have obvious solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of laser physics
• Experience in lasers or silicon photonics for datacom applications
• Experience with control systems and system engineering
• Experience working in a high volume manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated technical leadership of a cross-functional team
• Willing and able to learn quickly, self-starter with a “no task is too big or small” attitude