About this job

We are looking for an MS or PhD Candidate to fill the internship position within a Photonics Layout and Verification team. In this role, you will be working on execution and verification for some of the state of the art block- and chip-scale photonic interconnects. You will gain unique experience with the industry-leading photonics integration and verification flows. An ideal candidate must have practical experience with silicon photonics complemented with strong human and agentic coding skills.

Join a tight-knit team where each individual’s contributions directly influence the success of the company and product. You'll have the opportunity to build innovative integrated photonic solutions from the ground up and tackle groundbreaking challenges. Work with people who love to build and who thrive in diverse technical environments where great ideas are prioritized.

Responsibilities:

• Perform rigorous layout- and netlist-driven photonic simulation and verification, identify performance bottlenecks and troubleshoot issues.
• Run Monte Carlo and corner analysis.
• Help further develop and improve photonic layout, verification and integration flows for multiple photonic processes and foundries
• Contribute to proprietary PDK development

Requirements:

• MS or PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or similar
• Understanding of fundamental concepts of silicon photonics
• Familiarity with of a wide variety of silicon photonics devices, knowledge of their key performance metrics
• Proficiency with Python
• Experience with script-based photonic circuit design and simulations using GDSFactory, PhotonForge or similar
• Proficiency with AI and agentic workflows
• Good communication skills, demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams