Photonics R&D Engineer - Lumerical

at  Ansys

SUMMARY

Ansys offers a complete portfolio of tools for optics simulation, including the best-in-class Lumerical suite of products for photonic design. Lumerical tools are used for a wide variety of applications, from photonic integrated circuits for datacom and sensing to full optical systems for consumer electronics.
You will work in a highly collaborative and dynamic team environment in Lumerical R&D department.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Passion for photonics and software development.
• Proficient programming skill with Python.
• Experience using Lumerical’s tools and/or other photonic simulation tools.
• Design experience for various integrated photonic components, and/or photonic integrated circuits.
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with developing automation workflows in Python.
• PhD or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related field, with a focus on photonics and/or electronics.
• Experience with applying machine learning to photonic designs and/or applications.
• Knowledge of photonic compact models for use in circuit simulations, such as SPICE, Verilog, and/or INTERCONNECT
• Experience in photonic IC design and tape-out using EDA tools (e.g., Virtuoso, OptoCompiler, Tanner, KLayout)
• Knowledge of the photonic Industry and ecosystem.
  At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement.

Our Commitments:

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what’s next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

• Develop automation workflows for photonic component design and data collection.
• Implement and maintain advanced photonic compact models for use in circuit-level simulation.
• Support development and verification of new features and performance improvements within Lumerical’s simulation framework, including new physics and new optimization algorithms, such as inverse design.
• Apply GPU and distributed computing to practical problems in photonic design. Understand real world impact and use of Lumerical tools.