Photonics Research Scientist

Job Description

In this role, your responsibilities will include:  

• Initiate and drive scientific research projects to fuel growth in photonic technologies.
• Apply scientific principles to develop potential inventions and products in photonics.
• Create vision and value propositions, align strategy, and manage fast-paced R&D to meet timelines.
• Develop solutions for core optical devices and circuits, including transmission, fault management, performance monitoring, physical design, and user interfaces.
• Conduct theoretical studies, model device performance, design devices, and collaborate with process engineers on fabrication.
• Model active and passive photonic components, including optical mode propagation, high-frequency modulation, and laser dynamics.
• Research technological trends and foster partnerships with industry, academia, and standards bodies.
• Disseminate research results through publications, patents, talks, and outreach efforts.
• Define boundaries and create proof-of-concepts or prototypes, including test chips and competitive analysis.
• Collaborate with engineering design teams to determine product requirements and assess new technology adoption.
• Recommend features and influence future product roadmaps.

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum education requirements and minimum required qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Relevant experience can be obtained through schoolwork, classes, project work, internships, and/or military experience. Additional preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Master’s Degree with 3+ years of experience, or Ph.D. with 1+ years of experience in Electrical Engineering or a related industry research group.
• Minimum 2 Publications in top-tier circuit conferences and journals.
• Research expertise in low-power analog and/or mixed-signal circuits, deep sub-micron CMOS chip design, multi-gigabit I/O circuit design, and photonics circuit design and test. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of photonic device fundamentals and optical fiber termination and packaging

Inside this Business Group

Intel Labs is the company's world-class, industry leading research organization, responsible for driving Intel's technology pipeline and creating new opportunities. The mission of Intel Labs is to deliver breakthrough technologies to fuel Intel's growth. This includes identifying and exploring compelling new technologies and high risk opportunities ahead of business unit investment and demonstrating first-to-market technologies and innovative new usages for computing technology. Intel Labs engages the leading thinkers in academia and industry in addition to partnering closely with Intel business units.

Other Locations

US, Santa Clara

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.



Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US $123,419.00-$185,123.00
*Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience

Working Model

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change...