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Sr. PIC Development Engineer


Company : Nokia


Location : Ottawa, Ontario


Created : 2025-10-17


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Overview Join to apply for the Sr. PIC Development Engineer role at Nokia . As a Silicon Photonics Development Engineer you will engage in the development of advanced silicon photonics integrated circuits-based products. You will take responsibility for the design of complex photonic devices and interconnects, as well as systems-on-chip, from design through fabrication, testing and analysis. As a member of our silicon photonics design team, youll be working alongside other experienced and multidisciplinary teams and agile silicon photonics designers with strong records of delivering innovative photonic device designs and large-scale silicon photonics circuits. Responsibilities Owning Tx and Rx PIC designs and communicating expected performance and PIC requirements to cross-functional teams. Evaluate optical link budgets, RF performance and power consumption and verify performance compared to requirements. Defining test requirements and collaborate with test team to prepare test plans that provide coverage and address requirements. Defining PIC reliability requirements and collaborate with reliability team to generate reliability plans. Owning and generating PIC performance documents to track performance across R&D and production design variants. Managing the overall system PIC fabrication and assembly track, closely interacting with the involved teams. Interact with fabrication partners and product engineering team. Help evaluate new design approaches and innovate on both device-level design and system-level optimization. Contributing expertise to experimental evaluation of the integrated photonic devices/systems solutions (i.e., assessing feasibility/risk of integrating hybrid devices). Leading task force of designers to support the design of active photonic device components for next-generation development for hybrid-integration, III-V, and L-band programs. Key Skills and Experience You have: Ph.D. in electrical engineering / physics / applied physics / similar quantitative fields and 5+ years experience working in relevant fields. Experience working on and modelling complex photonics circuits and systems. Experience with designing or characterizing silicon photonic or other integrated optical/optoelectronic devices or circuits; experience developing components for optical I/O, including edge or fiber couplers, grating couplers, etc. Solid knowledge of object-oriented programming, as well as skills in Python or C/C++ Good understanding of general concepts in physics, especially in optics and electromagnetics. Understanding of general concepts in fiber optics and integrated optics. It would be nice if you also had: Experience with high-frequency (RF) design and modeling. Experience with epitaxial growth and design, and hybrid integration. Experience with controls theory and implementation. Experience in TCAD modeling. Proficiency with optics design tools, such as Lumerical. Experience in photonic integrated circuit design, scattering and transfer matrix approaches, and layout generation. About Us Come create the technology that helps the world act together. Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on peoples lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world. We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work. What we offer Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered. Inclusion and equal opportunity Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. Nokia has received recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality: One of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg Workplace Pride Global Benchmark At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokias employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect. Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed. Additional Information US/Canada Nokia offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to: Corporate Retirement Savings Plan Health and dental benefits Short-term disability, and long-term disability Life insurance, and AD&D Company paid 2x base pay Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) Paid time off for holidays and Vacation Employee Stock Purchase Plan Tuition Assistance Plan Adoption assistance Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program The above benefits exclude students. Disclaimer for US/Canada Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity. (Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role) All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified. 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