This candidate will be responsible for the development of validation tests for optical components and Photonic Integrated Circuits. The candidate will collaborate and influence test methodologies, test strategies, design trade-offs, and product yield improvement roadmaps for design and product validation. This position requires a background in optical engineering, Silicon Photonics devices and intimate knowledge of optical and RF test instrumentation.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop test methodologies for silicon photonics components such as lasers, modulators, detectors, MUX/DeMUX and other Photonic Integrated Circuit structures.
- Develop test automation and data analysis code for wafer testers and other validation platforms as well as for advanced device debug testing.
- Perform analysis and generate test reports to provide feedback to the engineering team for device design and process improvements.
- Build and integrate test systems, and write test sequence and data acquisition software.
- Quantify measurement errors in test systems.
- Document test procedures and train junior test engineers in photonic component DVT, PIC testing and module testing.
- Collaborate with the design and mask layout teams, and develop design for test rules for fast, automated optical, DC electrical and RF testing.
- Develop and execute custom engineering DVT tests and Silicon photonics device and PIC design debug.
Required Skills:
- The candidate must have a broad technical knowledge of silicon photonics device design, performance characterization and validation.
- Experience in optical engineering, fiber-waveguide coupling, and design verification testing.
- RF characterization of photonic devices.
- Proven ability of programming in Matlab, Python or C++.
- Self-motivated and possessing strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Preferred Experience:
- M.S. or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or related field with focus in Silicon Photonics device design and characterization.
- 3-5 years industry experience
- Experience with high-speed RF characterization tools and methods such as S-parameter, BER and eye measurements.
- Python experience is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of optical measurement instruments such as laser, power meter, beam profiling, optical and electrical spectrum analyzers, and laser noise measurements.
- Generating design for test concepts and implementation.
- Knowledge of statistical analysis of test data using tools like JMP