PIC Team Lead

Darwin Recruitment • English: C1 • Biotechnology • Recruiting & Staffing • Doctoral Degree (PhD) • 19 days ago
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Darwin Recruitment

Darwin Recruitment (Darwin Recruitment Holdings Limited) is an international talent acquisition and technology staffing enterprise specializing in global STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) recruitment and workforce solutions. Headquartered in Billericay, Essex, United Kingdom, the company operates across key international markets throughout Europe and North America. The agency delivers flexible human capital solutions - including contingency search, retained executive placement, contract and freelance staffing, Managed Service Provider (MSP) programs, Statement of Work (SOW) engagements, and Employer of Record (EOR) international payroll compliance - serving corporate clients in data, software engineering, cloud computing, and high-tech sectors worldwide.
darwinrecruitment.com • HQ: Billericay, United Kingdom • IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation • Employer of Record & PEO • Recruiting & Staffing • Est. 2001
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Photonics IC Team Lead

Location: Germany or Remote | Employment: Full-time | Start: ASAP

Lead the development of next-generation photonic integrated circuits.

A leading technology company in silicon photonics and optical interconnect solutions is looking for an experienced Photonics IC Team Lead to drive the development of next-generation PICs targeting 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s line rates.

You will lead a team of PIC designers and take projects from requirements and architecture through design, verification, characterization, and volume production.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead PIC development projects and a team of photonic designers

  • Translate customer and application requirements into chip-level specifications

  • Define PIC architectures for high-speed optical transceivers

  • Drive design verification, characterization, and system-level simulations

  • Collaborate closely with EIC and system engineering teams

  • Define and improve PIC design methodologies and environments

  • Support the transition of designs into high-volume manufacturing

Your Profile

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent

  • 6+ years of industry experience in PIC development

  • Proven experience taking PIC designs from specification to product

  • Strong knowledge of photonic design, DFM, quality, and reliability

  • Experience with FDTD, Eigenmode Expansion, and TCAD

  • Experience in RF circuit design

  • Proficiency with Lumerical, HFSS, and related PIC/EIC design tools

  • Programming experience in an object-oriented language

  • Strong technical leadership and communication skills

  • Professional proficiency in English; German is an advantage

The Opportunity

Join an international team working at the forefront of silicon photonics, high-speed electronics, and optical connectivity. This is an opportunity to lead talented engineers and help bring advanced photonic technologies from concept to high-volume production.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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