ABOUT NY CREATES:

NY CREATES serves as a bridge for advanced electronics, leads projects that advance R&D in emerging technologies, and generates the jobs of tomorrow. NY CREATES also runs some of the most advanced facilities in the world, boasts more than 2,700 industry experts and faculty, and manages public and private investments of more than $20 billion - placing it at the global epicenter of high-tech innovation and commercialization.

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR DESIGN ENABLEMENT ENGINEER

The position lies within Electronic Photonic Design and Automation (EPDA)/Design Enablement group based on-site at Albany. This role is for a candidate who will perform hands-on work across the component design, modeling and PDK enablement flow.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN ENABLEMENT ENGINEER

• BS/MS degree in engineering or equivalent engineering and/or science discipline from a college or University accredited by the USDOE or internationally recognized accrediting organization and at least 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Hands-on experience in Silicon Photonics component design and modeling using EDA platforms such as Ansys/Synopsys/TIDY3d.
• Experience with design and layout of test structures using EDA platforms such as Cadence/Synopsys/KLayout/gdsfactory.
• Familiarity with enabling components in EDA platforms.
• Experience analyzing data, developing scripts for processing data.
• Understanding of Silicon Photonics process technology.
  This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; this position may require annual background checks.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN ENABLEMENT ENGINEER

• Ph.D. in engineering or equivalent engineering and/or science discipline from a college or University accredited by the USDOE or internationally recognized accrediting organization and 2+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience with design of components using novel materials in Silicon Photonics technologies.
• Experience with compact model development and extraction in Silicon Photonics technologies.
• Experience enabling components in PDKs for Silicon Photonics technologies.
• Experience in performing active and passive photonics measurements.
  Don’t meet every requirement? At NY CREATES we are dedicated to building a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive workplace. If you are excited about working for NY CREATES but your experience doesn’t exactly align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, you might still be a perfect fit or a fit for another role at NY CREATES.

• Design and simulation of Silicon Photonic components incorporating new materials and processes.
• Layout of test structures for design and modeling.
• Assistance with measurements as required.
• Analysis of data measured on components.
• Development and extraction of compact models for Process Design Kits (PDK).
• Enablement in PDK.
• In addition, the engineer is also expected to contribute to reports, publications and documentation associated with the design models.
• The candidate is expected to have proven experience in photonics design and simulations, with additional experience in one or more areas above.