Photonic Components & System-Level Researcher

You will be joining a world-leading technology company at their R&D site in Munich.

Seeking a specialist in photonics to drive the design and integration of high-speed photonic components, with a focus on system-level optimization for applications such as access networks, data centers, and long-haul communications.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced photonic components (e.g., lasers, modulators, SOAs) tailored to meet stringent system-level demands.
• Design and validate photonic integrated circuits (PICs), ensuring they align with optical network requirements, including PON standards.
• Conduct performance characterization under realistic network conditions, evaluating parameters like OSNR, chromatic dispersion tolerance, and latency.
• Use modeling to assess trade-offs involving power budgets, bit error rates, and other system-level metrics.
• Explore and develop hybrid integration approaches (e.g., combining SiPh and III-V platforms) to enhance scalability and efficiency.
• ???????Collaborate with systems engineering teams to co-optimize designs, ensuring research translates effectively into manufacturable products.
• Contribute to industry knowledge through publications and by shaping standards for next-generation optical networks.

Qualifications

• PhD in optical communication systems, photonic integration or similar discipline

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with high-speed photonics, including component or PIC design and testing.

• Proficiency in:

• Component and system-level simulations (OptiSystem, VPItransmissionMaker).

• Design tools for photonic devices (ADS, Lumerical, IPKISS, FIMMWAVE).

• Multi-physics simulations (thermal-optical interactions).

• High-speed optical characterization (>50 Gbps).

• Link margin analysis and mitigation of nonlinear effects.