Staff Photonics IC Design Engineer

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Reference:BH-2235-1

Sector:Electrical Engineering

Salary:€80,000 to €140,000 Per Annum

Benefits:Bonus & Shares

Town/City:Berlin

Contract Type:Permanent

Photonics IC Design Engineer - €80,000-$140,000
Hybrid – Germany / Remote – Europe
Senior | Staff | Team Lead

Are you excited by the challenge of pushing the limits of high-speed optical connectivity?

We’re hiring across Senior, Staff, and Team Lead levels for a Photonics IC Design role within a globally distributed engineering team developing next-generation optical transceiver chips for data-center applications.

Depending on your experience, you’ll take on a hands-on technical 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—while working closely with electronic IC and system-level engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and develop active photonic devices for O-band and C-band applications
  • Model electro-optic device behavior 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
  • 6+ 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
  • €80,000–€140,000 (depending on experience)
  • Stock options
  • Significant ownership and autonomy within a flat organizational structure
  • A rapidly growing international team in a highly motivating environment

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