Photonic Integrated Circuit Design Intern (2021 Summer)

Is it you we're looking for?

Are you a highly motivated researcher enrolled in a Master or PhD program in a top university in a relevant discipline such as Photonics, Electronics or Physics? Do you aim to work in a diverse research environment among some of the world's leading researchers? Are you an excellent communicator who thrives on a multi-disciplinary team? If so, keep reading.

Imec USA is looking for a graduate level Photonic Integrated Circuit Design Intern for an optical communication project.

What you will do

In this role you will be responsible for in-house photonic building block simulation and layout design using imec PDK.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing customized building blocks based on imec PDK.
• Developing in-house building block (parametric cell) library that can be used across several EDA tools (Luceda, Mentor Graphics, Cadence...).
• Participating in imec wafer run to verify the in-house designed components.
• Reporting to colleagues and clients.
• Publishing in international journals and contributing to major conferences.

Key Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a relevant Master or PhD program in a top university in a relevant discipline such as Photonics, Electronics or Physics. Senior PhD students are encouraged to apply.
• Familiar with photonic components and can design basic passive devices from scratch.
• Familiar with programming language (python, C++, Matlab) ...
• Experience in commercial software for photonic component design such as Lumerical and Rsoft.
• Experience with photonic layout tool (such as Phoenix, Cadence and Luceda) is a plus.
• Tapeout (customized building block design) experience using foundry PDK is a plus.
• Photonic chip characterization experience is a plus.
• Experience working in R&D environments with successful publications, patents or both is preferred.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

What we do for you

In exchange for your talent, passion and expertise, you will join an ambitious organization, with challenges there for the taking.  You will have an assigned mentor to guide you through this highly valuable, hands on learning experience. You will work with top researchers from imec and from our industry partners as needed.

About imec

Imec is a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. We leverage our world-class infrastructure and global ecosystem of partners across diverse industries to enable groundbreaking innovation in application domains, including healthcare, smart cities, mobility, logistics, manufacturing, and energy.

This opportunity is based at our U.S. R&D design center, which focuses on the R&D of wireless communication, imaging, sensing, and other innovative applications through high-speed electronics and photonics solutions.

At imec, we believe that talent grows technology, and technology grows talent. Our informal and progressive working environment offers a range of possibilities to take the initiative and grow in responsibility.

This is imec, find your place in it.

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