Photonic Design Manager

Amd

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$214,400–$321,600 / yr
Posted
33 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 1, 2027

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $268k
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This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $177,300–$249,700 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $268k versus about $214k for comparable roles.

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About Amd

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

Amd currently has 511 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Photonic Design Manager

As a Photonic Design Manager, you will lead a team of silicon photonics design engineers to deliver high-quality, product-ready photonic integrated circuits for co-packaged optics. You will be responsible for establishing best practices in device design, circuit analysis, and DFx while fostering career development for your team and reporting to senior leadership. The role involves collaborating with internal and external partners to define foundry technology and supply chain requirements to ensure yield and delivery. You will drive innovation in optical architectures and devices using tools such as Cadence, Synopsys, Ansys FDTD/MODE, TCAD, HFSS, EMX, or COMSOL. Additionally, you may utilize Python, Matlab, or Verilog-A for software development. The work focuses on the transition of integrated photonics from R&D to high-volume manufacturing within the optical communication domain.

What you'll do

  • Lead a team of silicon photonics design engineers to deliver product-quality PICs for co-packaged optics.
  • Establish and maintain best practices for device design, circuit analysis, and DFx.
  • Define and drive foundry technology and supply chain requirements to support yield and delivery.
  • Drive innovation in new devices, circuits, and optical architectures within integrated photonics.
  • Manage the transition of photonic products from R&D stages to high-volume manufacturing.
  • Foster career development for team members while reporting progress to senior leadership.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor, Master, or PhD degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering.
  • Subject matter expertise in integrated photonics with a track record of shipping real products.
  • Prior line management experience and ability to lead a team of silicon photonics design engineers.
  • Experience bringing a photonic product from R&D to High Volume Manufacturing (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience in integrated photonics (preferred).
  • Experience working with industry-standard photonic and electronic design tools such as Cadence, Synopsys, Ansys, or HFSS (preferred).
  • Proficiency in photonic design and analysis software development using Python, Matlab, or Verilog-A (preferred).
  • Deep expertise in optical communication from device physics to link architecture (preferred).

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