Photonics Module Engineer
Location
Mountain View, CA
Level
Mid-Level
Department
Semiconductors
Type
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-06-11
Responsibilities
- Validate models by designing and conducting experiments for empirical data collection and analysis.
- Conduct detailed simulations and modeling of link, power, and thermal budgets for photonic systems.
- Collaborate with photonics designers, optics, mechanical engineers, and system engineers for system prototypes.
- Manage technical details of new photonics prototypes to ensure results from concept phase translate to full system demonstration.
- Perform failure analysis and debugging for early prototypes.
Job Requirements
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in characterization of photonic systems or components.
- Excellent understanding of active and passive photonics components and thermal/mechanical interfaces.
- MS or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, or a related field.
- Experience with lidar systems or optical transceivers, preferably chip scale implementations.
- Background in system-level modeling for lidar or optical links.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with Python, MATLAB, JMP, R, or similar for modeling and data analysis.
