Senior Photonic Device Designer

About the role

We are part of the global circuits team at NVIDIA that designs the state-of-the-art GPUs for applications such as supercomputers, gaming consoles, and self-driving cars. Join us in our mission to engineer the next generation of best-in-class products.

Responsibilities

• Work on the development of novel integrated photonic devices for high-speed optical interconnect and sensing applications.
• Conduct chip layout circuit design, circuit checking, and device evaluation and characterization.
• Perform prototype construction and checkout.
• Develop measurement methodology and apparatus to test and characterize the fabricated devices and perform experiments to demonstrate their ability in various potential applications.
• Respond to customer/client requests or events as they occur.

Requirements

• MSEE (or equivalent experience)/PhD preferred
• 4+ years of experience in silicon based opto-electronics technologies including Silicon photonics device design, fabrication, and characterization.
• High-speed optical modulators, lasers and detectors Electrical and optical testing and statistical data analysis.
• Guided wave and free space optics including optical alignment and fiber-to-waveguide coupling.
• Lab experience with high-speed test equipment, such as AWG, DCA, VNA, BERT.
• Proficient in simulation tools such as Ansys Lumerical, ZeMax, and proficient in CAD tools such as Cadence, MATLAB, Python and Verilog-A scripting.
• Familiarity with modern CMOS fabrication processes and concepts is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in the lab with silicon evaluation, debugging, characterization, and bring up.

Skills

• Strong ability to learn and explore new technologies.
• Good analysis and analytical skills.

Benefits

• Base salary range: $168,000 - $264,500 for Level 4, and $196,000 - $310,500 for Level 5.
• Eligibility for equity and benefits.

Pay

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

Schedule

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until January 13, 2026.