PIC Design Engineer

PIC Design Engineer Key Responsibilities: Support Design and simulation activities of passive and active components within the Oriole PDK Work collaboratively within the Oriole PIC team on mask layout and support tape-out cycles into a commercial foundry Support collaborative activities between Oriole and its suppliers Support Test, Characterisation and Design Verification of Oriole's PIC program, deliver data analysis and verification reports. Essential Skills: PhD in Physics with a focus on Photonics, Semiconductors or Optical Networks. Strong simulation skills in photonics (FDTD, EME) and hands on experience with commercial relevant software Strong Layout/Mask Design skills using commercial photonic layout tools (e.g. Synopsys, GDS Factory, Nazca, Klayout) Strong programming skills (Python), and familiar with version control methodology Experience in device physics and design of III-V semiconductor optical devices such as lasers, optical amplifiers, modulators and detectors Experience on passive Si/SiN photonics design, simulation, layout and characterisation. A good understanding of photonic process integration and understanding of processing limitations on PIC performance (principles of design for manufacture) Use of ML/AI methodologies or other computational optimisation techniques in photonic design simulations Desired Skills: Photonic device characterisation, hands on experience with testing methodologies for wafer level and die level test High speed RF design characterisation RF/Thermal simulation experience a plus. Good understanding of Optical networks and Applications of photonics for AI in data centres A good understanding of Photonic device manufacturing principles, Design for manufacture, Design for test and reliability. Good understanding of PIC parameter impact on system performance (e.g. such as BER, link budget, power penalties etc), any system modelling experience a plus. Excellent Communication and presentation skills, team working Locations London Office Remote status Hybrid About Oriole Networks Accelerating AI in a Low Carbon World – Oriole Networks is a photonic networking company, developing disruptive technologies for AI/ML and HPC networking that will revolutionise data centres.