- Company Name
- imec
- Job Title
- Senior High-Speed Photonics Device Technical Lead
- Job Description
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**Job title**
Senior High‑Speed Photonics Device Technical Lead
**Role Summary**
Lead the design, simulation, fabrication, and validation of next‑generation high‑speed electro‑optic (EO) and opto‑electric (OE) photonic devices for silicon photonics platforms. Drive device innovation from concept to production‑ready components, collaborate across system, IC, layout, and process teams, and shape the long‑term device roadmap for high‑rate optical interconnects.
**Expectations**
- Deliver manufacturable, high‑performance devices (≥70 GHz bandwidth, <1 pJ/bit or ≥400 Gb/s/lane).
- Mentor junior engineers, ensuring technical excellence and timely progression to validation.
- Publish research findings and secure patents.
- Manage design‑of‑experiment workflows, benchmarking, and device‑process correlation studies.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead the end‑to‑end development of prototype photonic transceivers on 200‑mm/300‑mm wafers.
- Simulate, model, and validate Mo/Ge/III‑V/organic devices using Lumerical, RSoft, TCAD, HFSS, ADS, and experimental test methods (S‑parameters, TDR, eye diagrams, BER).
- Define early‑stage process specifications, device models, and integration flows for the PDK.
- Coordinate with system‑design, electrical IC, layout, and process‑development teams to optimize device performance and manufacturability.
- Conduct design‑of‑experiment studies, trade‑off analyses, and establish device‑process correlations.
- Draft and present technical reports, patent filings, and conference publications (e.g., OFC, ECOC).
- Organize technical skill‑center meetings to disseminate best practices and drive innovation.
- Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of emerging materials (Ge, GeSi, III‑V, BTO, LNO, polymers) and fabrication techniques.
**Required Skills**
- Deep expertise in integrated photonics device physics and semiconductor manufacturing.
- Experience with Ge/III‑V epitaxial growth, wafer bonding, and thin‑film deposition.
- Proficient in photonic simulation tools (Lumerical, RSoft) and RF/microwave simulators (Ansys, HFSS, ADS).
- Hands‑on characterization of high‑speed devices (S‑parameters, TDR, eye diagram, BER).
- Strong leadership and mentorship of engineering teams.
- Excellent written and oral communication; ability to produce technical papers and patents.
- Analytical mindset with robust design‑of‑experiment skills.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- PhD in Physics, Photonics, or a related field.
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in high‑speed photonic device development (preferably 10 + years).
- Knowledge of device‑process integration and silicon photonics PDKs.