Coherent Corp. · 4 hours ago
Photonic Material Engineer
200 International Drive, Budd Lake, NJ, 07828, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$84K/yr - $120K/yrCoherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials, and networking components. They are seeking a PhD-level integrated photonics ceramic staff to implement integrated ceramic photonic integrated circuits and carry out groundbreaking R&D in high performance ceramic and garnet optical waveguide components.
Semiconductors
Responsibilities
Carry out groundbreaking R&D in high performance ceramic and garnet optical waveguide components and 2D/3D heterogeneous integration processes with advance silicon and InP platform
Initiate and execute research projects of utilizing thin film ceramic and garnet optoelectronics
Work with business groups and external partners to ensure the successful exploitation and transition of R&D outputs to product deployment
Contribute to the definition of technical foundation, development goals, project objectives and work plans
Create and maintain strong collaborative associations with colleagues, product business units, fabrication foundries, external partners and government agencies
Qualification
Required
Ability to conduct independent research and developmental designs while also contributing to team-oriented projects
A successful candidate will be versatile, flexible, hands-on, and a self-starter
Strong analytic, written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in a collaborative environment with other team members and business units
PhD in Material Science Engineering or related field with hand-on experience and demonstrated practice in utilizing ceramic or garnet thin films to fabricate integrated optoelectronics components, design photonic integrated circuits, perform 2D/3D heterogeneous integration processes, and establish precision magneto-optical metrology systems
Expertise in design of planar magneto-optical waveguide optical isolators using thin-film ceramic and garnet materials on silicon or InP substrates
Prepare and delineate integrated optical waveguides with thin film ceramic or garnet materials
Designs, modeling, integration and testing magneto-optical thin film and waveguide devices
Hands-on experience of photonic, electromagnetic and 3D integration CAD tools
Hands-on fabrication experience of depositing and delineating ceramic and garnet waveguides
Hands-on experience of operating semiconductor fabrication tools: sputter system, ion-beam etcher, photo-lithography, metalization system, SEM, etc
Hands-on fabrication of 2D/3D heterogeneous integration of ceramic/garnet devices on silicon
Hands-on modeling and analysis of optical and magneto-optical properties of silicon, SiO2, SiN ceramic and garnet materials
Hands-on knowledge of using optical modeling tools: ANSYS Lumerical, FDTD, COMSOL
Knowledge of advanced optical signal modulation formats and signal processing techniques
Working knowledge and experience of semiconductor lasers, optic fibers, optical transceivers
Working knowledge of high speed optical fiber links, AI processing and data center networks
Company
Coherent Corp.
Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems.
Founded in 1971
10001+ employees
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