AI Research Engineer/Scientist - California, Santa Clara, United States
$170,500 - $240,710 USD yearly
Originally posted 20 July 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 20 October 2026.
Explore electro-optical systems and parallel system simulation using gem5 and co-packaged silicon photonics.
About the role
As part of the Corporate Technology Office Team, you will explore the design of electro-optical systems for research and development, focusing on application parallelization, parallel system simulation, and HW/SW co-design.
What you'll do
- Define architectures and designs for systems using optical interconnects and electrical networks-on-chip. - Optimize network-on-chip performance across target specifications. - Develop simulation methodologies for scalable electro-photonic systems. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to guide overall project development. - Advise on the development of test plans for overall system characterization. - Document design work with review materials and detailed design descriptions.
What you'll need
- Ph.D. in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering. - At least 2 peer-reviewed publications and/or patents in the simulation, design, optimization, and implementation of parallel algorithms and network system simulations. - 6+ months experience with the gem5 simulation system.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in CPU and GPU parallelization. - Design experience using high-level programming languages (C/C++, Python). - Familiarity with switch fabric architectures and related routing algorithms. - Experience building end-to-end simulation frameworks bridging electronics and photonics in system design.
Skills: silicon photonics, electro-optical architecture, PIC design, EIC design, Verilog-A, mixed-signal design
This role has been open 107 days — well above the 77-day median for Optical/Photonics IC Design roles.
Optical/Photonics IC Design · Photonics
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Open roles in category
135
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Median days open
77 d
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Median salary
$197k
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| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (135 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 135 |
| Median days open | 65 d | 77 d (−12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $197k |
Skills observed across this category: silicon photonics, electro-optical architecture, PIC design, EIC design, Verilog-A, mixed-signal design
Who's hiring in this category
- Coherent Corp · 17 open roles · median 91 d
- GlobalFoundries · 16 open roles · median 77 d
- Lightmatter · 15 open roles · median 96 d
- Lumentum · 10 open roles · median 78 d
- Intel Corporation (this employer) · 8 open roles · median 64 d
- Marvell Technology · 8 open roles · median 43 d
How we counted: 135 open Optical/Photonics IC Design (Photonics) roles from 29 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.