Silicon Photonics Engineer

TL;DR

Silicon Photonics Engineer (Optics): Designing and productizing highly integrated silicon photonics component platforms for optics DCI products with an accent on optical active component design, fabrication, and validation. Focus on implementing creative design solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring performance validation under various operating conditions.

Location: Onsite in Ottawa, Canada

Salary: CAD 145,800–194,400 per annum

Company

hirify.global is a semiconductor company providing essential building blocks for data infrastructure across enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures.

What you will do

• Be part of a development team responsible for engineering design, process development, and productization for optics DCI product line.
• Contribute to optical components development for next generation products.
• Implement creative design solutions to accelerate design and tapeout of photonics products.
• Collaborate closely with CAD, foundry process, and cross-functional teams.
• Perform system-level testing and validate hardware, firmware, and control loops.
• Carry new products from inception all the way to NPI.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, or related fields with 6+ years of experience.
• Strong understanding of optical active component design, fabrication, and validation.
• Solid background and hands-on experience on high speed modulator or photodiode design and validation.
• Proficiency in optical and electrical modeling and simulation software to design electro-optical devices and generate GDS level mask data.
• Expertise with design automation EDA software, flows, architecture, and optical simulation tools.
• Familiarity or direct experience in standard Si/CMOS/MEMS process technologies.
• English: B2 required.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Work in an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity.
• Access to tools and resources for career growth and development.
• Commitment to fair and authentic hiring practices, with meaningful human involvement in application reviews.