Silicon Photonics Design Engineer
Pubblicato il 18-10-2026 - Nokia in Lecco
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. Life insurance Well-being programs 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 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 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 ~ silicon photonics design ~ device-level modeling and characterization ~