R&D Scientist – Laser Design

SMART Photonics is a fast-growing, innovative foundry on InP Photonics, with ambitious goals. We provide our customers with an unique Process Design Kit (PDK) enabling them to design complex photonic circuits for a wide range of applications, such as telecom/datacom, medical sensing, automotive/Lidar and quantum technologies.

Role

Are you interested in defining Integrated Photonics Building Blocks? Then this role might be the next step in your career!

As our R&D Scientist, you will design, improve, and analyze our active building blocks to broaden the PDK and offer our customers multiple options to finetune their chips. This work is done in close collaboration with our processing and characterization R&D engineers.

You will report directly to our Cluster Lead in the Building Block team, who operates within the broader Research & Development team. Within this team, you will intensively collaborate with our scientists, direct R&D colleagues, product management, and other involved colleagues and departments.

Job responsibilities:

• Develop or adapt Building Blocks and compact models to be offered in SMART Photonics PDK;
• Understanding our customer needs and translate them to useful, manufacturable, and qualitative devices;
• Be flexible and collaboration with the R&D team and cross sectorial teams involved;
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, including 8Ds and/or FMEAs.

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree or PhD in Integrated Photonics;
• And on top, at least 2 years of relevant industry experience;
• Strong affinity with semiconductor laser and gain material physics and fabrication technologies;
• Proficient in data processing, and analysis (Python or Minitab preferred);
• Hands-on experience with quantum well modelling, such as in Harold or NextNano software packages;
• Solid analytical and creative thinking skills;
• Good communicator and be able to take ownership: you get things done.

We offer:

• A challenging position with room to grow in a high-tech, dynamic industry;
• Exposure to state-of-the-art photonics technology, working in a field that’s shaping the future;
• Continuous investment in your professional and personal development, with access to coaching, (technical) training (internal and external), and on-the-job learning;
• A vibrant work environment located at the High Tech Campus, in the heart of Eindhoven, offering restaurants, a gym, and networking events;