Your Role
To reinforce our R&D team in Ghent, Belgium, we are looking for a committed Photonics Engineer for the continuous optimization of the integrated photonics components. Your role in our pioneering therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) solution:
- Design and simulate silicon photonic components and circuits
- Maintain and continuously improve Axithra’s process design kit (PDK) for targeted foundry
- Layout photonic integrate circuits (PIC) designs (in GDS format), tape-out to fabs and follow-up
- Set up design of experiments (DOE) and characterize PICs
- Organize and analyse the characterization results to validate performance
- Conduct yield analyses for design optimization
- Interface internally and externally for PIC fabrication, assembly, packaging, and testing
- Contribute to risk analyses and design reviews to ensure the delivered PIC meets the requirements for successful product integration
- Work within the Axithra quality framework
- Coach and mentor employees as needed
- Prepare and write technical reports and other documentation
Job Requirements
- A PhD in electronics or photonics, or equivalent industrial experience
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in silicon photonics, especially in designing, simulating, and characterizing passive optical components (waveguides, splitters, gratings, mux/demux, …)
- Strong knowledge of photonic simulation and layout software (Lumerical, FIMMWAVE, IPKISS, Synopsys, …)
- Knowledge of PIC biosensors is a plus
- Previous experience of PIC-microfluidics integration is a plus
- You work precisely and accurately and have good organizational skills
- You are proactive and a problem solver
- You are a team player and work effectively in a multidisciplinary, multinational team, able to communicate fluently in English
Job Location: Gent