Senior Designer

Ciena

. Serve as the technical authority for heterogeneously integrated optical modulator PICs targeting current and future coherent products .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey • United StatesSenior💰 $133,100 - $212,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in electro-optic modulator design and photonic integrated circuits (PICs), with a strong focus on high-speed measurement, RF/optical co-design, and simulation tools. Capable of leading projects while contributing technically across various stages of design and integration.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Ph.D. In Electrical EngineeringHigh-Speed Electro-Optic ModulatorsElectro-Optic Modulator PhysicsEM/Circuit Simulation ToolsOptical Modeling Methods

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Hard Skills

Electro-Optic Modulator DesignRF/Optical Co-DesignTraveling-Wave ElectrodesBandwidth OptimizationHigh-Speed MeasurementCompact Model CalibrationPIC Materials KnowledgeDesign-For-TestHeterogeneous IntegrationThin-Film Lithium Niobate

Soft Skills

Project LeadershipTechnical DirectionCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

HFSSADSFDTDEMEEigenmode Solvers

Industry Keywords

Photonic Integrated CircuitsSimulationFabricationPerformance OptimizationMulti-Chip Integration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the technical authority for heterogeneously integrated optical modulator PICs targeting current and future coherent products
Design or guide related PIC functions, including passive routing, couplers, splitters/combiners, polarization elements, monitors, crossings, and other non-modulation blocks
Use measurement data to refine RF, optical, and electro-optic models
Close the loop between simulation, layout, fabrication, and performance
Provide technical direction on modulator and PIC design choices, trade-offs, reviews, and design direction
Collaborate across teams on system-level constraints, reliability, multi-chip integration, packaging, and thermal considerations
Transition over time to non-modulator PIC projects requiring deep device-design expertise

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ph.D. in electrical engineering, engineering physics, applied physics, photonics, or related field
Five or more years of relevant industry experience in high-speed electro-optic modulators, thin-film lithium niobate, silicon photonics, heterogeneous integration, or related PIC technologies
Expertise in electro-optic modulator physics, RF/optical co-design, traveling-wave electrodes, velocity/impedance matching, bandwidth optimization, and high-speed measurement
Strong capability with EM/circuit simulation tools such as HFSS and/or ADS
Strong capability with optical modeling methods such as FDTD, EME, eigenmode solvers
Ability to build and calibrate compact models from simulation and measurement data
Working knowledge of PIC materials, foundry processes, PDKs, layout rules, process monitors, and design-for-test/manufacturing
Ability to move between detailed design, technical review, prototyping, characterization, and product-facing design closure
Comfort providing project leadership and reporting when needed while maintaining hands-on technical contribution

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision plans
401(K) participation with company matching
DCPP participation with company matching (Canada)
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company-paid holidays
Paid sick leave
Vacation time
Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence
Discretionary incentive bonus eligibility for non-Sales employees
Sales commission eligibility for Sales employees