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About this Photonics Product Engineering Lead role at GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries · Onsite · Egypt

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GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GF makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com
 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Lead validation of high-speed photonic integrated circuit (PIC) designs from individual device level through full optical system specifications, correlating first-silicon performance with product targets to drive product maturity and manufacturability.
  • Develop and execute device- and system-level characterization and validation plans for photonic building blocks such as modulators, photodetectors, waveguides, light couplers, and CWDM/DWDM/BiDi multiplexers.
  • Correlate wafer-, package-, and system-level performance, quantifying gaps between first-silicon results and product targets across 100G, 200G, and 400G per-lane architectures.
  • Define test structures, design-of-experiments, and measurement methodologies to extract key optical, electrical, and RF parameters across process, voltage, and temperature conditions.
  • Analyze link budgets, bandwidth, insertion loss, crosstalk, extinction ratio, BER, and power efficiency to assess design performance against Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) and pluggable optics requirements.
  • Feed silicon learning back into design rules, device models, PDKs, and process targets by partnering closely with design, process, packaging, assembly, and test teams.
  • Support new tape-out bring-up, wafer-level and module-level characterization, and establish correlation between simulation, first-silicon, and production measurements.
  • Drive design-for-manufacturability and design-for-test improvements that enable robust yield, repeatable production test, and scalable ramp.
  • Document validation results, spec correlation, and product-maturity assessments to support design reviews, qualification milestones, and production release gates.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience in the design, characterization, or validation of silicon photonics or photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and high-speed optical devices.
  • Strong understanding of high-speed optical device physics, including modulators, photodetectors, lasers, light couplers, and CWDM/DWDM/BiDi wavelength multiplexing.
  • Hands-on experience with optical, electrical, and RF characterization equipment such as vector network analyzers, optical spectrum analyzers, BER testers, high-speed oscilloscopes, optical power/wavelength meters, and wafer probe stations.
  • Working knowledge of link budget analysis, eye-diagram and BER evaluation, and PAM4 or coherent signaling for 100G, 200G, and 400G per-lane systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to correlate first-silicon data with specifications and models, applying statistical data analysis to drive design and process improvements.
  • Proficiency in test automation and data analysis using tools such as Python or MATLAB.
  • Familiarity with design-for-manufacturability, design-for-test, and production ramp considerations for optical interconnect products.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

We Offer 

  • Base Salary
  • Equity
  • Annual Bonus Plan
  • Medical Insurance

Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/careers/opportunities-in-europe/

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