Principal PIC Process Engineer

• Provide technical leadership within the PIC process development domain
• Contribute to continuous improvement of tools, methods, and best practices
• Mentor junior engineers and support knowledge transfer across the broader team

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience developing and characterizing materials and devices for optoelectronic applications
• Deep expertise in: PIC device physics Semiconductor, metal, and dielectric materials properties, characterization methods, and data interpretation Opto‑electronic testing of PIC devices Modeling, simulation, scripting , and working with large, complex data sets Physics‑based and data‑driven root cause analysis
• PIC device physics
• Semiconductor, metal, and dielectric materials properties, characterization methods, and data interpretation
• Opto‑electronic testing of PIC devices
• Modeling, simulation, scripting , and working with large, complex data sets
• Physics‑based and data‑driven root cause analysis
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross‑functional engineering teams to measurable outcomes
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

• Experience supporting technology transfer to high‑volume manufacturing
• Familiarity with yield ramp, qualification, and reliability testing for photonic devices
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical issues across disciplines
• Experience working in foundry or captive fab environments supporting compound semiconductor technologies

• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation

• Adoption assistance

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