You will design and optimize integrated photonic components while collaborating with engineers on fabrication and testing processes. Keeping up with industry advancements will be essential to your role.
Anforderungen
- •Master's degree in relevant field
- •Minimum 3 years industrial experience
- •Hands-on experience with photonic design software
- •Deep understanding of photonic principles
- •Knowledge of semiconductor fabrication processes
- •Knowledge of optoelectronic integration
- •Familiarity with layout tools
- •Experience with packaging and testing of devices
- •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- •Excellent communication skills
- •Very good written and spoken German and English skills
Deine Aufgaben
- •Design and simulate integrated photonic components.
- •Develop and optimize photonic integrated circuits.
- •Collaborate with engineers to define fabrication requirements.
- •Work with packaging teams to ensure alignment and performance.
- •Analyze experimental data and test fabricated devices.
- •Stay updated on advancements in photonic technologies.
- •Participate in technical discussions on device design and testing.
- •Document design processes and prepare technical reports.
Original Beschreibung
# (Senior) Designer Integrated Photonics (m/f/x)
**Oberkochen** | **Full time**
**Are you passionate about driving integrated photonic technologies into innovative products?** Then, leverage your experience to help us unlock the immense business potential of photonic integrated circuits (PIC) – a market that is growing rapidly due to the demand for AI, faster communication, and novel types of sensors. ZEISS has started a major strategic initiative to establish an interdisciplinary team in a dynamic and agile startup environment. The corporate-backed startup will benefit from ZEISS’s ecosystem and its expertise in the field of photonics.
You will play a key role in the design, simulation, and characterization of photonic components and systems. In this exciting opportunity, you will design state-of-the-art photonic integrated circuits and contribute to the realization of complex photonic systems.
# Your Role
* Design and simulate integrated photonic components such as waveguides, modulators, detectors, and passive/active optical elements.
* Develop and optimize photonic integrated circuits using commercial software tools such as Ansys Lumerical and Synopsys.
* Collaborate with process engineers to define fabrication requirements for photonic devices and ensure seamless integration into production workflows.
* Work closely with optical packaging teams to ensure proper alignment and performance of optical components.
* Analyze experimental data and collaborate on the characterization and testing of fabricated devices.
* Stay updated on the latest advancements in photonic technologies, simulation, materials, and fabrication techniques.
* Participate in technical discussions and provide guidance on the design, testing, and optimization of photonic devices.
* Collaborate on the documentation of design processes, including preparing technical reports and design reviews.
# Your Profile
* A master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Engineering, Photonics, or a related field
* 3+ years industrial experience in integrated photonics design with a particular emphasis on Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and optical systems
* Hands-on experience with photonic design software such as Ansys Lumerical or Synopsys is essential. Familiarity with physical simulation tools like COMSOL is a plus
* A deep understanding of photonic principles, including waveguides, interferometers, modulators, and detectors
* Knowledge of semiconductor fabrication processes and materials, including silicon photonics, III-V semiconductors, or other photonic platforms
* Knowledge of optoelectronic integration and hybrid optical systems is highly valued
* Familiarity with layout tools (such as KLayout) and experience in tape-out processes
* Experience with the packaging and testing of photonic devices
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset
* Very good written and spoken German and English skills
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Katharina Dandorfer