Hiring: Senior Designer Company: Ciena Location: Bergen County, NJ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 23:32:37 Target Skills & Keywords : Foundry About the job Experience: •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 Required Skills: •Serve as the technical authority for heterogeneously integrated optical modulator PICs targeting current and future coherent products •Design or guide related PIC functions such as 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 and close the loop between simulation, layout, fabrication, and performance •Act as the senior technical “guru” for modulator and PIC design choices, trade-offs, reviews, and design direction •Collaborate across teams to ensure modulator designs account for system-level constraints, reliability, multi-chip integration requirements, packaging, and thermal considerations. •Over time, shift to non-modulator PIC projects where deep device-design expertise is needed •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 Compensation: •$133,100 - $212,500 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Non-Sales employees may be eligible for a discretionary incentive bonus, while Sales employees may be eligible for a sales commission •Salary Range: The annual salary range for this position is $133,100 - $212,500. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!