Silicon Photonics Design, Principal Engineer (Silicon Photonics)

Location: Adliswil, Switzerland

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions and data infrastructure technologies for enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures.

What you will do

• Simulate and design active and passive photonic integrated components, circuits, and high-bandwidth photonic systems.
• Translate device specifications into mask layouts and contribute to tape-out activities, including layout verification, DRC, and documentation.
• Develop and maintain simulation and mask-layout software, including PDK-related tools.
• Test and characterize photonic components and integrated circuits.
• Analyze measurement data against simulations to optimize device performance.
• Perform root-cause and failure analysis of components and integrated circuits.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of industry experience in a high-tech engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of silicon photonics, semiconductor physics, optical component design, fabrication, and testing.
• Background in optical communications or high-frequency electrical/electro-optical characterization above 40 GHz.
• Experience with photonic device characterization and development testing.
• Expertise in photonic electromagnetic simulations, RF PCB design and simulation, code-based photonic IC mask layout, external PDKs, libraries, and DRC.

Nice to have

• Experience with advanced packaging or 2.5D/3D integration in optical platforms.
• High-speed testing experience.
• Experience with Lumerical, HFSS, Synopsys tools, or multiple semiconductor foundries.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an international, diverse, flexible, and collaborative engineering environment.
• Access competitive compensation and benefits.
• Receive tools and resources for professional growth and development.
• Work on silicon photonics technologies for next-generation AI and data-center infrastructure.

Hiring process

• Interviews assess individual experience, thought process, and communication skills.
• AI tools, transcription applications, automated answer generators, and note-taking bots are not permitted during interviews.
• The position may involve an export license review for access to U.S.-controlled technology and software.