Silicon Photonics Device Engineer (2027 New College Graduate)

Location: Malta, New York, USA

Salary: $69,000–$120,000 per year

Company

hirify.global manufactures power-efficient and high-performance semiconductors for high-growth markets, including AI applications.

What you will do

• Support development and qualification of silicon photonic devices for high-speed optical interconnect and sensing applications in 45nm and beyond.
• Analyze in-line process, electrical, and optical measurement trends to improve device performance, variability, and manufacturability.
• Propose process and device-design improvements and identify measurements that better predict final device figures of merit.
• Enable and code updated tests and measurements for new silicon photonic test structures.
• Perform data mining, correlation, statistical analysis, and documentation of findings and recommendations.
• Collaborate with process integration, device, test, and characterization teams and communicate results through technical reviews.

Requirements

• Graduating with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Engineering, Photonics, Optics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited degree program.
• Overall GPA of at least 3.0 and proven good academic standing.
• Written and verbal fluency in English.
• Ability to perform work safely and support Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Nice to have

• Related internship or co-op experience.
• Leadership experience in workplace, school projects, or competitions.
• Coursework, research, internship, or project experience in silicon photonics, photonic device physics, semiconductor processing, or optoelectronic characterization.
• Experience analyzing electrical, optical, or semiconductor manufacturing data.
• Scripting or coding experience in Python or R.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis, data visualization, Design of Experiments, or Statistical Process Control.
• Interest in using AI tools and emerging technologies to improve productivity, workflows, and decision-making.
• Project management, communication, planning, organizational, innovation, execution, and ambiguity-navigation skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment path for recent graduates with accelerated training in a fast-paced environment.
• Cross-functional collaboration, mentorship, networking, leadership opportunities, and talent mobility.
• Employment is subject to successful completion of applicable pre-employment conditions.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the employment process upon request.
• Equal-opportunity workplace committed to cultural diversity and nondiscrimination.