Senior Photonics System and High-Speed Modeling Engineer, Photonics
$130,000 - $230,000 USD yearly
About the role
As a Photonic Systems and High-Speed Modeling Engineer, you will conduct lab-based testing and analysis of photonic components, integrated circuits (PICs), and systems, and lead projects with ecosystem partners and customers. The position focuses on optical, electrical, and high-speed system integration design, modeling, and testing across communications, lidar, quantum computing, and sensing applications.
What you'll do
- Execute RF modeling of small and large-signal performance of high-speed components at RF frequencies when integrated onto PCBs and substrates with drivers and TIAs.
- Perform optical system modeling of the effects of noise and nonlinearities on optical link performance.
- Correlate simulation models with measured data from evaluation boards and systems integrating OpenLight PICs.
- Characterize photonic system performance, generate and analyze test data, summarize findings, and communicate technical conclusions.
- Engage directly with team members, ecosystem partners, and customers, including authoring customer-facing technical documentation.
What you'll need
- Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, or a related field.
- Relevant experience in the design, test, and debug of photonic and high-speed systems, particularly transceivers.
- Experience with and understanding of high-speed photonic driver and TIA interfaces.
- Proficiency with Keysight ADS, RF test and modeling, and small and large-signal modeling of high-speed communication systems.
- Hands-on experience with optical and high-speed test equipment, schematic reading, debugging, and printed circuit boards (PCBs).
- Strong Python (or similar) programming ability for test automation and data analysis.
- Experience in the design and test of photonic modules, such as transceivers or Lidar modules.
Skills: photonic system, RF modeling, Keysight ADS, transceivers, PIC
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 88-day median for Optical/Photonics IC Design roles.
Optical/Photonics IC Design · Photonics
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Open roles in category
134
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Median days open
88 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$197k
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| Metric | OpenLight | All employers we track in this specialty (134 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 134 |
| Median days open | 0 d | 88 d (−88 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $197k |
Skills observed across this category: photonic system, RF modeling, Keysight ADS, transceivers, PIC
Who's hiring in this category
- Coherent Corp · 18 open roles · median 101 d
- GlobalFoundries · 13 open roles · median 75 d
- Lightmatter · 13 open roles · median 109 d
- Marvell Technology · 10 open roles · median 46 d
- Lumentum · 9 open roles · median 91 d
- Intel Corporation · 7 open roles · median 74 d
How we counted: 134 open Optical/Photonics IC Design (Photonics) roles from 29 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 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.