Integrated Photonics Design Engineer, CPO PDK

Our growing team is looking for an Integrated Photonics Design Engineer at Senior or Staff levelto lead process design kit (PDK) development for HyperLight's co-packaged optics product line.This hands-on role, based at HyperLight's headquarters, collaborates very closely with our internal component design, process engineering, and test teams to drive PDK development and ensure fast time-to-market.

In this role you will be involved in all product-related discussions and decisions that have direct impact on HyperLight's business. As part of your responsibilities, you will:

- Collaborate with our product team, foundries, and customers to define device component and fabrication process performance requirements for co-packaged optics applications - Lead the end-to-end design and validation of high performance device components, in collaboration with other component designers and process engineers - Own and maintain the process design kit (PDK) for our co-packaged optics platform - Contribute to the development of design, layout and verification enablement toolsets in open source and commercial tools including GDSFactory, Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Optocompiler and ICV, and Siemens Calibre.

- Either 5+ years of relevant work experience or equivalent experience through an advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field. - Strong expertise with passive and/or active photonic device component design, including hands-on development of multiple successful designs. - Strong expertise in finite element analysis of PIC components using tools like Lumerical, Tidy3D, COMSOL, Synopsys OptoDesigner, etc. - Extensive hands-on experience performing measurements to characterize photonic integrated circuits using instruments like swept lasers, fiber alignment stages, VNAs, BERTs, oscilloscopes, etc. - Extensive experience with data analysis and statistical methods such as design of experiments using tools like JMP or Python. - Demonstrated record of innovation and achievement, e.g. product designs, publications, or patents. - Familiarity with the entire PIC engineering process, including simulation, layout, fabrication, test, and device operation. - Excellent organizational and communication skills - Comfortable working with cross-disciplinary teams

- Competitive market-based compensation (Salary range $150,000 - $225,000) - Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, vision, and dental plans for individuals and families - 401(k) retirement plans with employee matching - Paid Parental Leave - Life and disability insurance - Commuter benefits and subsidies - Professional growth and mentorship opportunities