Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

Coherent Corp.

Senior Silicon Photonic Design Engineer designing and simulating silicon photonic integrated circuits for high-speed optical communication systems at Coherent Corp. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to drive innovations in photonic technology.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeHorsham • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,650 - $172,370 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and tapeout silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) including integrated coherent receivers and integrated coherent transmitter PICs.
Design and prepare PIC layouts using industry-standard PIC design flows including: Synopsys OptoCompiler, Cadence Virtuoso-based photonic design flows.
Implement parametric layout cells (PCells) and scripted layout generation to support scalable photonic circuit design.
Develop and simulate passive photonic components.
Model and simulate active photonic devices.
Perform electromagnetic, optical, and electrical simulations using tools such as: Lumerical (FDTD, MODE, DEVICE, INTERCONNECT), CST Microwave Studio, HFSS, Tidy3D, ADS.

Requirements

What you’ll need

PhD or MS in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or related field.
Typically 5+ years of experience in silicon photonics design, integrated photonics, or optical communication systems.
Proven experience with silicon photonics PIC tapeouts and foundry interactions.
Strong expertise in silicon photonics device physics and PIC design methodologies.
Experience with electromagnetic simulation and photonic design tools.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs)PIC design flowsparametric layout cells (PCells)scripted layout generationpassive photonic componentsactive photonic deviceselectromagnetic simulationsoptical simulationselectrical simulationssilicon photonics device physics

Certifications

PhD in Electrical EngineeringMS in Electrical EngineeringPhD in Applied PhysicsMS in Applied PhysicsPhD in PhotonicsMS in Photonics