MTS - Optical Interconnect Design Architect

What You'll Do

• will include, but are not limited to: Drive architecture exploration and technology pathfinding that bridges current high-speed electrical I/O and die-to-die interconnect solutions with future optical interface technologies for AI, HBM, and chiplet-based systems.
• Define optical interconnect architectures for next-generation memory and AI computing systems.
• Lead architectural tradeoff studies across electrical and optical interconnect technologies, evaluating bandwidth density, latency, power efficiency, thermal performance, reliability, and cost.
• Develop optical I/O architectures incorporating Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), modulators, detectors, Waveguide technologies, packaging and fiber interfaces, Silicon photonics integration Assess emerging technologies including Optical Interposers, Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), and Near-Package Optics (NPO).
• Drive proof-of-concept demonstrations and technology pathfinding activities for future HBM and die-to-die optical interconnect solutions.
• Successful candidates for this position will have: Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following: Optical Interconnect Architecture, Silicon Photonics, High-Speed I/O Systems, Optical Communication Systems Strong understanding of: Optical communication fundamentals, Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM/DWDM), Optical link budgeting, Photonic Integrated Circuit design Experience performing architecture-level tradeoff analysis involving performance, power, thermal, cost, and scalability metrics.
• Apply AI assisted analysis to evaluate architectural tradeoffs and technology benchmarking.
• Working knowledge of advanced semiconductor packaging technologies including chiplets, hybrid bonding, 2.5D/3D integration, and heterogeneous integration.
• Proven ability to drive technical initiatives across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Required Experience PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Photonics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 5+ years of industry experience; or Master's degree with 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
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