Photonics Chip Lead

Job Title

Photonics Chip Lead

Role Summary

Lead delivery and design of Photonic ICs (PICs) for a key product segment within Celestial Photonics. Own photonic architecture, routing, schematic modeling and physical implementation, and coordinate integration with ASIC, analog/digital, and packaging teams.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Typical experience range: mid-to-senior engineer with 5–15 years of relevant industry experience (see Education Requirements for degree/years guidance).

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include end-to-end PIC design and cross-functional integration:

• Deliver Photonic IC designs from architecture through physical implementation and verification.
• Define photonic routing, perform link-budget analysis, and validate system-level integration requirements.
• Perform schematic capture, modeling and photonic circuit simulation to verify performance.
• Collaborate with analog, digital, ASIC, packaging and system teams to ensure manufacturability and integration.
• Ensure the PIC meets product specifications and integration constraints.
• Contribute to Silicon Photonics device and subsystem design to support the Photonics PDK.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience with complete Silicon Photonics PIC development: architecture, routing, link-budget and system integration.
• Photonic circuit modeling and simulation using tools such as Lumerical, Photon Design, RSoft, VPI or similar.
• Physical design/layout experience with Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor or similar tools.
• Experience in PIC co-design with ASICs and digital control blocks.
• Experience using data analysis tools (JMP, DataConductor or similar).
• Proven cross-functional collaboration and project ownership.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with photonic PDKs and CMOS integration flows.
• Experience targeting data-center interconnect or photonic fabric architectures.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field with 10–15 years of related professional experience, OR a Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 5–10 years of related professional experience.

About the Company

Company: Marvell Technology

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions serve as essential building blocks of the data infrastructure connecting our world, driving innovation across enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures. The company focuses on creating transformative technology that shapes the future.