Postdoctoral Fellow (PREP0003088)

About the role

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Perform a literature review to assess existing test structure designs and methodologies for PIC parameter extraction
• Set up electromagnetic simulation models of existing test structure geometries to enable simulation and optimization for specific PIC platforms
• Investigate methods to optimize test structure designs for more robust determination of photonic parameters
• Produce layouts and work with team members on fabrication and measurement of optimized test structure designs
• Presenting results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders such as at photonics conferences or through peer-reviewed journal publications
• Ensuring that results, protocols, software, and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization

Qualifications

• A PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field
• 3 years experience with Lumerical and Comsol electromagnetic simulation tools
• Experience with device design and layout for photonics foundries
• 2 years experience with photonic device characterization including linear spectroscopy
• Familiarity with multiple scripting languages such as Matlab, C, and Python
• Strong oral and written communication skills