Integrated Photonics Technical Leader

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with the entire PIC team on a diverse range of projects, including silicon photonics, III-V device designs, simulation, foundry process development, production tapeout, PIC testing, and production support.

• Accountable for the design, simulation, layout, and testing of photonic components and circuits.

• Work alongside the millimeter wave design team, packaging team, and module hardware/software/optics testing team to develop comprehensive products.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with over 12 years of experience, a Master's degree with more than 6 years, or a Ph.D. with a minimum of 3 years of industry experience in optical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics, or related disciplines.

• Proven experience in solid-state physics, integrated photonics, and opto-electronics.

• Demonstrated proficiency in photonics numerical simulation principles and tools, including FDTD, HFSS, COMSOL, etc.

• Verified experience in the process and fabrication of photonic devices.

• Experienced in photonic device layout and tapeout.

• Preferred: Prior experience with photonic device layout and tapeout.

• Preferred: Experience in hybrid integration of various material systems.

• Preferred: Background in photonic devices utilizing thin-film lithium niobate.

• Preferred: Experience in designing, simulating, and testing high-speed electronic or optical devices.

• Preferred: Familiarity with photonic component testing.

• Preferred: Experience with large-scale photonic circuit tape-outs in commercial foundries.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

• Paid parental leave.

• Short and long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life insurance.

• Ten paid holidays per full calendar year, plus one floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• One paid day off for the employee's birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• Four paid days off for personal wellness as determined by Cisco.

• Sixteen days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for exempt employees.

• Eighty hours of sick time off provided upon hire and each January 1st thereafter.

• Up to eighty hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next.

• Optional ten paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.