Integrated Photonics Design Engineer - Leuven, Belgium - Contract

Integrated Photonics Design Engineer

Initial 6-12 month freelance contract + possible extension

Leuven, Belgium (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)

Our client provides the flexibility to work both from their offices and remotely from home. This to maintain a healthy work-life balance while being an integral part of the team.

The assignment

• Design, model and layout photonic components and circuits
• Setup design of experiments and analyse test data
• Translate customer requirements into system concepts and PIC architectures
• Improve existing photonic platforms, document and update procedures and design libraries

Required knowledge and skills

• PhD or equivalent in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field with at least 2 years of experience in silicon photonic design
• An in-depth knowledge of integrated photonics
• Extensive expertise in design, optimization and layout of Si photonic components and circuits
• Hands-on experience with photonic modelling software (e.g. Lumerical)
• Hands-on experience with layout tools (e.g. Luceda Ipkiss, Cadence, L-edit). Experience with Ipkiss is a plus