Silicon Photonics Designer

☞ ENGIBEX

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Update day: 16-11-2025

Location: Leuven Flemish Brabant

Category: High Technology Consulting / Customer Service

Industry: Business consulting Services

Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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We are a Belgian engineering consulting firm that assists SMEs and large industrial organizations in bringing their innovation and R&D initiatives to life.

???? Job Description

Join our dynamic team of photonic engineers dedicated to advancing the field through the development of cutting-edge Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). In this role, you will harness the latest silicon photonics technologies to create innovative PICs and subsystemsfor a diverse range of next-generation applications, including communication, (bio-)sensors, quantum photonics, lidar, and photo-acoustics.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, model, and layout photonic components and circuits using state-of-the-art silicon photonics technologies.
  • Conduct design of experiments and analyze test data to inform decision-making.
  • Effectively communicate insights to internal cross-functional teams, technology developers, and external partners.
  • Lead R&D projects and engage with both external and internal customers.
  • Translate customer requirements into system concepts and PIC architectures.
  • Enhance existing photonic platforms and contribute to the development of new photonic concepts for emerging applications.
  • Maintain continuous alignment with process, characterization, application, and system experts.

This position requires physical presence in the office; working from home is not possible initially.

???? Required qualifications

  • PhDin Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 2 years of experience in silicon photonic design.
  • In-depth knowledge of integrated photonics.
  • Extensive expertise in designing, optimizing, and laying out Si photonic components and circuits.
  • Hands-on experience with photonic modeling software (e.g., Lumerical).
  • Proficiency with layout tools (e.g., Luceda Ipkiss, Cadence, L-edit), experience with Ipkiss is a plus.
  • Strong programming skills, with experience in Python considered a significant advantage.
  • Familiarity with experimental setups, characterization, and packaging of PICs is advantageous.
  • Experience with actives integration (lasers, photodetectors, modulators) is a plus.
  • Ability to work according to agreed customer timelines and efficiently manage time according to project schedules.

????Benefits

  • A high-tech environment full of creative and technical talent
  • A varied job where you will be continually expanding your knowledge
  • A work atmosphere in an organization with a low-level hierarchy and an international company culture with integrity, teamwork, innovation, institutionalism and leadership as defining values
  • An salary package including group & hospitalization insurance, car and fuel card
  • 20 legal holidays and 12 recuperation days (ADV) based on a 40-hour work week
  • Structural telework policy

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Deadline: 31-12-2025

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