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Photonic Integrated Circuit Researcher

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Photonic Integrated Circuit Researcher
Location: Santa Clara, California
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Employment Type: Full-Time

Required Education: Completed Ph.D. in a relevant field
Experience: Research experience in integrated photonics; candidate details list 2–5 years

The ideal candidate is a Ph.D.-qualified photonics researcher with strong theoretical knowledge and practical experience designing, simulating, laying out, and characterizing photonic integrated circuits.

A strong candidate should be able to connect optical waveguide theory with real-world device performance, perform hands-on laboratory measurements, interpret experimental results, and translate research concepts into practical hardware and software demonstrations.

Candidates with experience in PIC foundry tape-outs, circuit-level simulation, RF or microwave design, packaging, or Python-based lab automation will have additional strengths.


The Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Researcher will invent, develop, simulate, design, and validate advanced integrated photonic technologies at Keysight Laboratories. This role combines measurement science, optical waveguide theory, PIC design, simulation, layout, and hands-on component characterization.

The researcher will investigate emerging technologies, develop innovative measurement concepts, implement solutions in hardware and software, and demonstrate technical feasibility. Successful innovations may be transferred to Keysight business units for integration into commercial products.

The position requires a strong theoretical and practical understanding of integrated photonics, a research-oriented mindset, and the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams. This role is onsite in Santa Clara, California, and relocation assistance may be available for an ideal candidate.

Required Qualifications

  • Completed Ph.D. degree in a relevant discipline, such as:

    • Photonics

    • Electrical Engineering

    • Optics

    • Physics

    • A closely related field

  • Demonstrated ability to conduct innovative research in integrated photonics.

  • Deep understanding of optical waveguide theory, including:

    • Mode solving

    • Optical confinement

    • Polarization

    • Dispersion

  • Experience with PIC simulation, design, and layout.

  • Familiarity with relevant PIC tools, including one or more of:

    • RSoft

    • Lumerical

    • Tidy3D

    • IPKISS

    • KLayout

  • Extensive hands-on PIC component characterization experience.

  • Familiarity with die-level or wafer-level optical and electrical probing of passive and active PIC devices.

  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

  • Self-motivation and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with script-based PIC layout.

  • Familiarity with commercial PIC foundry tape-out processes.

  • Experience in RF or microwave simulation and design.

  • Experience with circuit-level simulation tools, such as ADS, INTERCONNECT, or VPI.

  • Experience in photonic or electronic packaging.

  • Experience with Python-based laboratory automation, including instrument control and data acquisition.

Compensation: $160,000.00 - $220,000.00 per year




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