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Celestial AI · 3 months ago

Photonics Chip Lead

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$195K/yr - $235K/yr
date10+ years exp

Celestial AI is a pioneering company in the field of Generative AI, focusing on advanced interconnect technologies for data centers. They are seeking a Photonics Chip Lead to oversee the delivery of product Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) while collaborating with various teams to ensure product specifications and integration requirements are met.

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Responsibilities

Delivery of Photonic ICs (PICs) for Celestial’s key product segments
Drive critical aspects of PIC design, including photonic architecture & routing, schematic capture & modeling and physical design
Work in conjunction with broader analog, digital and packaging teams to ensure PIC meets all product specifications and integration requirements
Contribute to the design of Silicon Photonic devices and subsystems to augment the Celestial Photonics PDK

Qualification

Silicon Photonics PIC developmentModeling photonic circuitsPhysical design/layout toolsPIC co-design with ASICsData analysis toolsSelf-starterCollaborative workCommunication skillsProblem-solving creativity

Required

Strong experience with complete Silicon Photonics PIC development (architecture, routing, link-budget development, system integration)
Strong experience with modeling of photonic circuits and with simulation of Silicon Photonics components using standard tools (Lumerical, Photon Design, RSoft, VPI or similar)
Experience with physical design/layout tools (Cadence, Mentor or similar)
Experience with PIC co-design with ASICs and digital control blocks
Experience with data analysis tools (JMP, DataConductor or similar)
Minimum MS in engineering or physics. PhD is preferred
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
Self-starter
Thrives in a highly collaborative and dynamic work environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Creativity in problem-solving with strong attention to detail

Preferred

PhD in engineering or physics

Benefits

Health, vision, dental and life insurance
Collaborative and continuous learning work environment

Company

Celestial AI

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AI is touching our lives and driving breakthroughs in healthcare, finance, autonomous systems, and countless other domains.
dateFounded in 2020
location
Santa Clara, California, US
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://celestial.ai

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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David Lazovsky
Founder, CEO
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