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AMD ยท 2 months ago

Director, Silicon Photonics Design

positionSan Jose, California
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$208K/yr - $357K/yr

AMD is a leading company focused on building innovative products that enhance computing experiences. They are seeking an experienced manager to lead a team of silicon photonics design engineers, focusing on developing best practices for device design and driving innovation in photonic technologies.

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Responsibilities

Lead and manage a design team to deliver advanced integrated silicon photonic devices
Closely collaborate with internal and external teams to define and drive foundry technology and supply chain requirements to support yield and product delivery
Establish and maintain best-practices for DFx across photonic designs
Drive innovation in new devices, circuits, and optical architectures within integrated photonics

Qualification

Integrated photonicsPhotonic design toolsDevice designCircuit analysisOptical communicationAnalytical skillsProblem-solving skillsTeam managementCollaboration

Required

Subject matter expert in integrated photonics with a track record of shipping real products
Prior line management experience
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Willingness to learn and take ownership of problems

Preferred

Strong working experience in managing photonic design teams
Hands-on experience in integrated photonics
Experience bringing a photonic product from R&D to HVM
Experience working with industry-standard photonic and electronic design tools (Cadence/Synopsys, Ansys FDTD/MODE, TCAD, HFSS, EMX, COMSOL, and similar tools)
Photonic design and analysis software development, such as in Python/Matlab or Verilog-A
Deep expertise in optical communication from device physics to link architecture
Familiarity with cross-disciplinary skillsets in high-speed design, test systems, optical control, hardware/firmware design, advanced electronic and photonic packaging, reliability, and qualification testing

Benefits

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Company

AMD

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Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
dateFounded in 1969
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Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.amd.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
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Key Investors
OpenAIDaniel Loeb
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Leadership Team

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Lisa Su
Chair & CEO
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Mark Papermaster
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