# Photonics Engineer

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. We are looking for a Photonics Engineer. If you are passionate about photonics, simulation, design automation, and software development, if you thrive in a multifaceted and dynamic environment, and if you want to shape the future of photonics by delivering cutting-edge solutions to our global customers, please come join our team. Responsibilities: Research & Development: gather requirements, discuss solutions with cross-functional teams, define clear specifications, coordinate or conduct the implementation into software, perform comprehensive testing, and create documentation and demos. Customer Engagement: collaborate with key customers and partners to enable their success, understand their needs, drive adoption, address their challenges, and further enhance our products and solutions. Qualifications: To be successful in this role, you must have strong expertise in photonic IC design and simulation. Master’s or PhD degree in electrical engineering, physics, or similar fields 3+ years in designing photonic ICs, through full design cycles (simulation, layout, tape-out, an

- **Id**: 108768
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cadence-photonics-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Hsinchu, Taiwan
- **Countries**: TW
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-03-18T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-03-18
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-19T19:31:48Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-10-19T19:31:48Z
- **Days open**: 215
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Optical Communications, EDA Software, Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services

## Company

- **Id**: 4351
- **Name**: Cadence Design Systems
- **Domain**: cadence.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cadence>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 81
- **Open postings**: 109
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- **Time to fill p50 days**: 58
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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## Technologies

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- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Verilog** — Optional: no

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- **Level**: stale
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- **Days open**: 215

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-19T19:31:48Z

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