High-Speed Electro-Optical IC Engineer (RFIC Engineering) Verified today
About the role
SpaceX is seeking an Electrical-Optical Silicon Photonics IC Engineer to develop cutting-edge next-generation PIC/EIC for deployment in space and ground infrastructures. You will work alongside world-class cross-disciplinary teams in systems, firmware, architecture, design, validation, and product engineering. These chips enable connectivity in places it has not previously been available, affordable or reliable.
What you will do
- Design, analyze and simulate drivers for MZM and laser diodes
- Design, analyze and simulate TIAs and derive models for Ge photodiodes
- Derive specifications for the entire electro-optical system and circuits
- Design and model packaging for electro-optical components and systems
- Develop Analog/Mixed-Signal/RF/Microwave circuits in SiGe, FDSOI, or silicon bulk CMOS processes
- Work with system architects, DSP/ASIC designers and PIC designers to partition functions between hardware, software, and optical domains
- Perform IC floor planning and layout
- Simulate and model package and external discrete components
- Evaluate, characterize and measure electrical and optical building blocks of high-speed optical link solutions
- Assist in development of automated test setups and test programs for production and lab measurements
- Work with manufacturing engineers on production testing and qualification of EIC/PIC components and systems
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science
- 2+ years of photonics or electro-optical integrated circuit design
Preferred skills and experience
- Master's degree or PhD in physics, electrical engineering or computer engineering with emphasis in electro-optics integrated circuit design
- Experience with simulation tools such as Spectre, ADS, HFSS, Momentum, Ansys Lumerical, COMSOL
- Understanding of silicon photonics designs and optical building blocks such as MZM and Microring modulators, Ge photodiodes, dWDM filters, waveguides, couplers, dividers and polarization management circuitry
- Electrical circuit design skills for mmWave or broadband analog, and experience analyzing and simulating linear and non-linear circuits such as high bandwidth modulator drivers, TIAs, CTLEs, filters, low noise and power amplifiers
- Knowledge of advanced packaging technology for high-speed data links
- Experience with wideband circuit designs supporting high speed SerDes links with more than 80 Gbps data rate and bandwidths exceeding 10s of GHz
- Familiarity with high speed SerDes architecture, modulation schemes such as NRZ and PAM4 and link protocols
- Familiarity with optical and radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, high speed oscilloscopes and BERTs
- Experience characterizing EIC/PIC performance for high speed optical SerDes
- Fluency with programming in C/C++ or Python
Additional requirements
- Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State (ITAR compliance)
Compensation
Level 1: $125,000 - $165,000
Level 2: $145,000 - $200,000
Actual level and base salary determined case-by-case based on job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.
Benefits include long-term incentives (stock or cash awards), discretionary bonuses, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, comprehensive medical/vision/dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, 3 weeks paid vacation, 10+ paid holidays per year, and company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the Redmond office Monday to Friday. Washington State employees accrue paid sick time per state and federal law.