Photonics Layout and Design Automation Engineer

• Drive and participate across various development activities including schematic driven layout and design, p-cell development, PDK management, and physical verifications. • Drive and participate in software selection procedures to implement integrated environment for photonics simulation and layout tools. • Participate in establishing a road map for photonics design automation. • Work cross-functionally with design, process and test teams to develop CAD infrastructure that facilitate the compliance of DfX requirements and foundry design rules. • Manage in-house photonic component model and layout libraries with proper revision control and regression tests. • Continuously monitor quality escapes, and deploy corrective actions with a proper root cause analysis.

• 5+ years of integrated circuit layout and design automation experience, preferably in a field of integrated photonics • Comprehensive understanding of various areas of CAD developments encompassing simulation/layout automation, PDK development, and management, physical verification (LVS/DRC), hardware/software infrastructure management • Expertise in p-cell development, LVS/DRC run-set development, source code revision control, and/or regression tests. • Proficiency in commercial software tools commonly used in photonics mask layout from Cadence, Synopsys, Luceda, and Klayout • Familiarity with the semiconductor fabrication process • Experience with source code and library management • Experience with Python and Linux shell scripting

• Be part of a fast paced and dynamic team • Very competitive compensation and meaningful stock grants • Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more • Unlimited PTO: We care about results, not punching timecards