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Silicon Photonics Design Engineer - Biophotonics

Apple· Hardware
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Cupertino, CA$129.3k - $225.3kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Photonic design engineer role focused on development of novel integrated photonic devices for breakthrough sensing applications in Apple products. Responsible for design, simulation, and characterization of silicon photonic components to enable next-generation photonic integrated circuits.

Responsibilities

  • Design, simulation, and characterization of silicon photonic components to enable the next generation of photonic integrated circuits.
  • Collaborate with an optical science team and a multi-disciplinary group to demonstrate new photonic components and sensor concepts.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent fields
  • Experience with simulation and modeling of photonic components
  • 3+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Master’s or PhD degree in Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent fields
  • Deep understanding of optoelectronics, photonics, and semiconductor devices
  • Extensive design and modeling experiences of passive and active components on SOI platforms
  • Experience in designing MUX/DeMUX components
  • Experience in circuit simulation, high order mode mitigation or polarization management
  • Good understanding of optical measurement techniques and hands-on experience in device characterization
  • Strong programming skills and proficiency in statistical data analysis in Python, Matlab, JMP or similar

Skills

Required:Photonic component design and modelingCircuit simulationOptical measurement and device characterizationPython
Nice to have:MUIX/DeMUX design

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
  • discretionary employee stock programs including stock purchase plan
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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