{"id":1296022,"url":"https://alion.io/job/openlight-photonics-pic-designer","title":"PIC Designer","company":{"id":2264134,"name":"OpenLight Photonics","domain":"openlightphotonics.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/openlightphotonics","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Kula","truth_index":null},"role":"Design","role_family":"Design","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Santa Clara, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":72000,"max_usd":161000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":88},"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"NumPy","optional":false},{"name":"Pandas","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T09:11:46Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T07:56:44Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"The Role\nAs a PIC Designer, you will be part of the PIC Architecture team, owning and supporting the development of OpenLight PICs that are built on heterogeneous III-V and silicon photonics platforms. This role bridges design, test, operations, and reliability to ensure successful development, qualification, and release, and is sure to grow and deepen your technical skills in photonics, as well as your product development capacities.\nWhat You Will Do\nOwn engineering activities across prototype and development stages for PIC based optical products\n\nSupport design and layout reviews for PICs, ensuring adherence to design rules and manufacturability\n\nPerform data analysis on device and system-level measurements to evaluate performance trends and variability\n\nDrive debug, root cause analysis, and performance optimization across process and design variations\n\nInterface with test engineering teams to define test plans, requirements, and measurement methodologies for PICs\n\nInterface with the system engineering team to provide thermal model, support EVTDVT test and support PIC system test\n\nGenerate, maintain, and update:\n\nDesign documentation\n\nTest reports and characterization summaries\n\nProduct datasheets\n\nMake sure PIC performance meets specifications and compliance requirements\n\nCollaborate with operations and reliability teams to support qualification, yield improvement, and product release for PICs\n\nYour Background Includes\nM.S. or Ph.D. in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field\n\n1-2 years minimum of relevant industry or research experience in photonics or semiconductor devices\n\nDetail oriented with strong documentation discipline\n\nAbility to work in a fast-paced development environment\n\nAbility to interpret large datasets and extract actionable insights\n\nGood understanding of optical components and systems, including lasers (e.g., DFB), modulators (e.g., EAM), photodetectors, and silicon photonics platforms\n\nProficient in data analysis tools like JMP and Python (NumPy, Pandas, plotting)\n\nExperience working with test data analysis, characterization, and statistical evaluation\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills\n\nEffective cross-functional communication skills\n\nAbout OpenLight\nOpenLight is growing as customer adoption and industry momentum continue to accelerate. The rapid growth of AI and cloud infrastructure is driving unprecedented demand for faster, more energy-efficient optical connectivity. We are addressing this challenge through a platform approach that simplifies the development of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and accelerates industry adoption.\nAs part of our team, you will contribute to technologies that enable AI and hyperscale data centers, high-speed optical communications, advanced sensing applications, next-generation photonic integration, and more. Our team is collaborative and fast-moving, and you will have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions across technology, operations, and business growth.\nIf you are excited about solving challenging problems, advancing cutting-edge technology, and working with a highly collaborative team, we would love to hear from you.\nExplore our current opportunities, contact us at , and follow us on LinkedIn.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3304,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Hardware","Optical Communications","Optics & Photonic Components"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T09:11:46Z"}],"liveness":{"score":84,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.842,"p_room":1,"age_days":5,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:8","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/openlight-photonics-pic-designer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/openlight-photonics-pic-designer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T18:08:32Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":379,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4621,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}