Lead Photonics IC Design Engineer

Lead Photonics IC Design Engineer - Remote EU Based - €100,000-€130,000
Germany-based Company

We’re hiring across for a Lead / Team Lead Photonics IC Design role within a globally distributed engineering team developing next-generation PIC chips and transceivers for data-centre applications.

Depending on your experience, you’ll take on a hands-on technical design role or a broader technical leadership position, contributing to the design, simulation, and integration of high-speed active silicon photonics devices—including modulators targeting 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop active photonic devices for O-band and C-band applications
• Model electro-optic device behaviour under both static and transient RF conditions
• Simulate photonic integrated circuits on SOI platforms
• Partner with cross-functional teams on system-level channel simulations
• Establish and evolve scalable design methodologies and development environments

What We’re Looking For

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related discipline
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience
• Deep expertise in FDTD, eigenmode expansion, and TCAD simulation techniques
• Experience with RF circuit design and PIC/EIC design tools (e.g. Lumerical suite, HFSS)
• Demonstrated end-to-end PIC design experience, from specifications through tape-out
• Object-oriented programming skills
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration abilities
• Fluency in English (German is a plus)

What’s on Offer

• €120,000–€130,000 (depending on experience)
• Stock options
• Significant ownership and autonomy within a flat organisational structure
• A rapidly growing international team in a highly motivating environment