Photonic Packaging Engineer, Principal (Silicon Photonics)

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Salary: $205,000–$260,000 per year, depending on experience, level, and business need. The role may also be eligible for a discretionary bonus, incentives, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through semiconductor-based connectivity solutions and software for data center and networking platforms.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end photonic packaging strategies for silicon photonics modules, including EIC/PIC co-packaging, optical coupling, fiber attach, and thermal and mechanical design.
• Define package architectures and technical requirements that balance optical and electrical performance, manufacturability, cost, and compatibility with electronic packaging flows.
• Collaborate with IC packaging, optical connector, silicon photonics, electrical packaging, systems, and supply chain teams on co-design optimization.
• Build and mentor a multidisciplinary team of packaging engineers and scientists.
• Lead supplier engagement, technology partnerships, failure analysis, reliability testing, and yield improvement.
• Develop the long-term package technology roadmap for advanced optical integration and scalability.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in photonic packaging, optical transceivers, or advanced semiconductor packaging.
• Expertise in high-speed optical and electrical packaging, thermal management, precision optomechanical design, and optoelectronic package integration.
• Track record of leading complex hardware from R&D through high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong program management, cross-functional leadership, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with silicon photonics integrated devices.
• Familiarity with advanced packaging optics trends and data center network architectures.
• Background in contract manufacturing, vendor qualification, and global supply chain management.

Culture & Benefits

• Discretionary bonus, incentives, and benefits may be available.
• Inclusive environment encouraging applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.