PDK Development Specialist

Job-related tasks

• Performing R&D works in Process Design Kit development for the mid-infrared integrated photonic platform (MIRPIC)

• Designing and evaluating mid-infrared waveguiding components (waveguides, MMIs, AWGs etc.)

• Developing the library of components for the MIRPIC platform

• Preparing design rule check algorithms and methods

• Preparing PDK technical files and documentation

• Development of the assembly design kit (ADK) for the mid-infrared photonic integration platform

• Co-developing measurement and testing setups

• Directly cooperating with other teams and departments within the company

• Directly cooperating with external research teams

Required skills and/or experience

• MSc degree in photonics or photonics-related fields

• Detailed knowledge of light-matter interactions’ physics, light propagation in free space and waveguiding media (dielectric and semiconductor), and relevant numerical methods. Knowledge in nonlinear optics will be considered as an additional asset

• Comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in modeling and designing photonic integrated components and circuits. Experience in utilizing commercially available software and developing in-house/self-made numerical models

• Experience/practical skills in the development of new photonic integration platforms

• Experience/practical skills in the development of process design kits for photonic integration platforms

• Experience in planning experiments to validate numerical outcomes, coupled with practical abilities in data extraction from experiments

• Active command of English

• Strong analytical and communication skills, effective teamwork capabilities, ability to work under time pressure

Other valuable qualifications and skills

• Knowledge of mid-infrared technologies (light sources, detectors, waveguiding elements)

• Knowledge of mid-infrared communication and sensing techniques

• Experience in the field of heterogeneous/hybrid photonic integration technologies

• Relevant experience in the photonics industry or R&D-oriented institutes

• Experience in working in multilanguage and multicultural R&D teams