Laser Development Engineer

Job Summary

• Design and develop optoelectronics devices, including but not limited to FP lasers, DFB lasers, gain chips, SLEDs, semiconductor optical amplifier, electro-absorption modulator/laser, photonics integrated circuits and their packaged modules, as well as photonics systems such as external cavity lasers to meet design goals and requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform simulation of optoelectronic devices (CrossLight, ALDS, Optiwave), optical ray tracing (Zemax, Optalix), thermal (Solidworks) and electrical (5Spice) properties of optoelectronics devices
• Analysis of optoelectronics device epigrowth and wafer fabrication process integration, device functional and reliability performance characterization and test results, referencing to the state-of-art, simulated performance, data-mining internal test-results data-base, and refine design, fabrication specifications, and simulation model and parameters to optimize fit between design and measured outcomes
• Report generation of design and simulation outcome with support of experimental data, where available
• Build up database of optoelectronics device design white papers, and management of all design documentation repository
• Maintenance of all engineering software, as well as training of new users to the respective software
• Define and develop device test and characterization methodologies to extract basic intrinsic parameters of optoelectronics devices
• All other reasonable duties, as assigned
  

Authorities

• Provides guidance and work leadership to operators or technicians.

Qualification Guidelines

• Minimum Education
  • Degree (in semiconductor based light emitting optoelectronics preferred)
• Minimum Experience
  • Minimum 2 years’ working experience with technical background in optoelectronics and wafer fab processes in optical laser component, photonics device system and sub-system
  • Proven working experience in optoelectronics design and program/project management in the manufacturing industry
    
• Specific Knowledge / Skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven organizational skills and multi-tasking skills