NY Creates · 7 hours ago
Design Enablement Engineer (Entry Level PhD)
Albany, NY
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$100K/yr - $120K/yrNY Creates is a leading organization that bridges advanced electronics and drives R&D in emerging technologies. They are seeking a Design Enablement Engineer to perform hands-on work in component design, modeling, and PDK enablement flow within the Electronic Photonic Design and Automation group.
Non ProfitSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Design and simulation of Electro-optic and RF Silicon Photonic components incorporating new materials and processes
Layout of test structures for design and modeling
Assistance with measurements as required
Analysis of data measured on components
Development and extraction of compact models for Process Design Kit (PDK)
Enablement in PDK
In addition, the engineer is also expected to contribute to reports, publications and documentation associated with design and models
The candidate is expected to have proven experience in photonics design and simulations, with additional experience in one or more areas above
Qualification
Required
Recent PhD or Post-Doc degree in engineering or science related discipline from a college or university accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization with focus on Design of active and passive devices at telecom wavelengths or visible wavelengths
Research publications in journals and conferences showing novel techniques for silicon photonic component design
Hands-on experience in Silicon Photonics component design and modeling using EDA platforms such as Ansys/Synopsys/Tidy3d
Experience with design and layout of tests structures using EDA platforms such as Cadence/Synopsys/KLayout/gdsfactory
Familiarity with enabling components in EDA platforms
Experience analyzing data, developing scripts for processing data
Understanding of Silicon Photonics process technology
Benefits
Medical, Vision, and Dental
Competitive Pay and PTO
Flexible Heath Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
Basic / Optional Life Insurance
Post-Retirement Health Insurance
Employer contribution of 7% of earnings to a Basic Retirement plan after meeting one year of service.
Optional employee contributed retirement account.
Company
NY Creates
NY Creates leads industry-connected innovation and commercialization projects to attract investment and create jobs in high technology.
Founded in 1993
1001-5000 employees
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