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# Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

- **Company:** Voyant Photonics
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Data Analysis, Apple Mac Systems, Computer Vision, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Comsol Multiphysics, Linux, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), Network Forensics, Software Requirements Analysis, PIC Microcontroller, Information Technology, Cybercrime, Ansys
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/job/senior-silicon-photonics-design-engineer-remote/11781649?handler=ApplyRedirect

## About the Role

* Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or a related field, or an M.S. with significant relevant industry experience.
 * Strong background in silicon photonic component design, including electromagnetic simulation and device optimization.
 * Demonstrated experience designing integrated photonic devices and bringing designs through silicon photonics foundry tapeouts.
 * Solid understanding of waveguide optics, photonic device physics, and semiconductor fabrication processes.
 * Proficiency with photonic simulation tools such as Ansys Lumerical, Tidy3D, COMSOL, or equivalent.
 * Ability to analyze experimental characterization data and translate results into design improvements.
 * Strong problem-solving skills, technical independence, and ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.

Nice to Have

 * Experience designing silicon photonic switches, phase shifters, or advanced passive components such as MMIs, mode converters, and polarization-handling devices.
 * Experience with silicon nitride waveguides, multilayer photonic integration, or heterogeneous photonic platforms.
 * Experience with photonic component design across different wavelength bands, particularly O-band and C-band.
 * Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for simulation automation, design optimization, and data analysis.
 * Experience with wafer-level characterization, fabrication variation analysis, or statistical device performance modeling.

## Description

As a Senior Silicon Photonics Design Engineer, you'll take ownership of component development from concept and simulation through layout, tapeout, and characterization. You'll have the opportunity to innovate on photonic device designs, directly influence product performance, and work closely with a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced startup environment.

What You'll Do:

 * Design, simulate, and optimize passive and active silicon photonic components, including optical switches, waveguides, couplers, splitters, mode converters, and photodetectors.
 * Develop innovative component designs to improve optical performance, including insertion loss, crosstalk, bandwidth, power consumption, and fabrication tolerance.
 * Perform electromagnetic and multiphysics simulations to optimize device geometries and operating conditions.
 * Develop component layouts and test structures, collaborating with layout engineers to implement and verify designs.
 * Drive component development through foundry tapeouts, including design reviews, verification, and coordination with manufacturing partners.
 * Analyze optical characterization data and wafer-level measurements to validate designs and guide improvements.
 * Collaborate with system-level PIC designers to translate system requirements into component specifications.
 * Work with foundry partners to understand process capabilities and develop robust, manufacturable designs., Lead biopharma business development across the US West Coast and Central States, acquiring pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers and expanding strategic accounts. Build and manage Salesforce pipeline, develop proposals, negotiate agreements, and close projects involving genomic assays, biomarker discovery, clinical trial assays, precision medicine, and companion diagnostics. Collaborate with scientific, commercial, and operational teams to shape customer solutions. Travel domestically and internationally approximately 30% of the time.