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PHIZENIX · 13 hours ago

Silicon Photonic IC (PIC) Design Engineer

Santa Clara, California

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$185K/yr - $225K/yr

Phizenix is seeking a highly skilled Silicon Photonic IC Design Engineer to play a key role in the design and physical layout of advanced Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). The role involves working at the intersection of photonics, analog, and digital design, contributing to the delivery of next-generation optical and electronic systems.

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Responsibilities

Contribute to the design and physical layout of complex Silicon Photonic ICs (PICs) that connect directly with advanced ASICs

Participate in all stages of PIC delivery — from floor planning and block placement to micro-architecture, optical/electrical routing, and back-end verification (DRC/LVS)

Collaborate with analog, digital, and packaging teams to ensure optimal design outcomes that meet requirements for opto-electronic performance, signal integrity (SI), and power integrity (PI)

Work closely with other photonics engineers to refine layout methodologies, improve design automation, and enhance existing software-based verification and layout flows

Qualification

Silicon Photonics PDKsPhysical design toolsLayout verification toolsElectrical routingProblem-solvingAttention to detailCollaborationCommunication skills

Required

Strong understanding of photonics fundamentals and core engineering design principles

Hands-on experience with Silicon Photonics Process Design Kits (PDKs) and best practices for designing and laying out photonic components, subsystems, and complete PICs

Proficiency with physical design tools such as Cadence, Siemens Mentor, or Klayout, including scripting and automation using SKILL or Python

Familiarity with layout verification tools (e.g., Calibre, Pegasus) for DRC, ERC, and LVS checks

Experience with SI and PI-aware electrical routing for mixed-signal and digital designs is a strong advantage

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with a focus on integrated photonics or optical device design