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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing
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The Principal Photonics IC Design Engineer joins the Mixed-Signal Design Photonics team to serve as the technical lead for photonics integrated circuit products. This role involves owning end-to-end product delivery, including architecture definition, design, layout, DRC/LVS verification, tapeout, and post-silicon validation on advanced silicon photonics platforms. The engineer will architect optical transceiver PICs integrating modulators, photodetectors, wavelength multiplexing, waveguides, and optical couplers for high-speed and DWDM applications. Key responsibilities include driving tapeout schedules, mentoring designers, and improving design methodology and automation. Required expertise includes Cadence tools like Virtuoso and SKILL scripting, along with knowledge of photonic device physics, waveguides, and MZI modulators. The work focuses on building co-packaged optical interconnects to power advanced AI supercomputers.