AMD ยท 8 hours ago
Director, Silicon Photonics Design
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveAMD is a leader in next-generation computing experiences, seeking an experienced manager to lead a team of silicon photonics design engineers. The role focuses on developing best practices for device design and delivering product-quality photonic integrated circuits while fostering team development and collaborating with various stakeholders.
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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
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
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
Bachelor, Masters or PhD degree in Physics/Electrical Engineering
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
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