Senior RF Photonics Design Engineer

Senior RF Photonics Design Engineer

Leuven, Belgium - Onsite working required 

Are you ready to shape the future of high-speed optical communication? A cutting-edge R&D team is looking for a Senior RF Photonics Design Engineer to contribute to the development of advanced silicon photonics technologies at the forefront of the industry.

As part of a collaborative and innovative team, you will:

• Develop next-generation silicon photonics platforms
• Focus on RF design in traveling-wave modulators, including traveling lines, Baluns, biasing, and termination circuits
• Evaluate modulators using a variety of material systems and physical effects (e.g., Pockels effect, plasma dispersion)
• Innovate and implement equalization techniques to boost bandwidth and control dispersion
• Work closely with the driver team to deliver optimized solutions
• Lead the characterization of high-speed modulators and coordinate with test engineers
• Define test plans, analyse experimental data, and validate photonic components and subsystems
• Collaborate across component, module, and fabrication process teams

Education:

• Ph.D. in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with 3+ years of experience
• OR M.Sc. with 6+ years of experience

Experience:

• Proven track record in photonic component design using silicon photonics or III-V materials
• Experience in project management for high-speed modulator development
• Strong proficiency in RF modeling tools (e.g., CST, HFSS, ADS, COMSOL)
• Hands-on experience in RF characterization of high-speed components
• General understanding of silicon photonics devices and fabrication flows
• Proficiency with layout tools (e.g., Tanner L-Edit, Luceda Ipkiss)
• Familiarity with Python and Linux is a plus
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Please get in touch with Christina McGuire to hear more about this incredible position!