Silicon Photonics Design Engineer
Pubblicato il 16-09-2026 - Nokia in Rimini
Overview
As a Silicon Photonics Design Engineer, you will help develop silicon photonics IC-based products from design to fabrication and testing.
You will work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver innovative photonic devices and large-scale circuits, shaping photonics-enabled connectivity.
The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration to meet system-level requirements and drive design validation.
This is an opportunity to impact advanced photonic integration within a leading, inclusive tech company focused on secure, scalable connectivity.
Retribuzione / Benefits
Flexible and hybrid working schemes
Maternity and Paternity Leave (min. 90 days)
Life insurance
Well-being programs
NERGs participation
Career & skills development
Responsabilità
Own Tx and/or Rx PIC designs and communicate performance requirements to cross-functional teams
Evaluate optical link budgets, RFEO performance, and power consumption to verify against requirements
Define test requirements and collaborate with test teams to develop comprehensive test plans
Generate PIC performance documents to track performance across R&D; and production variants
Evaluate new design approaches and drive device-level and system-level optimization
Interface with mixed-signal IC, substrate, packaging, and simulation teams to ensure co-design/co-optimization of photonics chips
Requisiti fondamentali
MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, or Applied Physics
Hands-on experience in silicon photonic device design, characterization, and modeling
Proficient with optical and RF simulation tools (Lumerical, HFSS, ADS) and photonic circuit design
Proficient in Python or C/C++ with solid understanding of optics and electromagnetics
2+ years of experience in silicon photonics design, testing, and characterization
collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
strong communication of requirements to engineers
problem solving and critical thinking
silicon photonics design
device-level modeling and characterization
optical and RF simulation