Sr. Staff Scientist, R&D

Company: EMCORE Corporation
Location: Alhambra
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: --- Responsible for design of leading edge InP optical devices including high power lasers and optical amplifiers in the O- and C-band--- Understand the fab process to take into account design-process interactions and drive layout--- Own tape outs of novel III-V device structures to improve power, efficiency, and reflection tolerance--- Work with test team to define and develop testing criteria for new devices--- Define test plan for devices and circuits and assist with execution as needed--- Own the development of novel InP optical devices epitaxy for the development of high power, high efficiency, industry defining devices.--- Work with QA group to ensure designs fully meet Telcordia and industry standards--- Perform FMA on devices based on customer feedbacks together with QA, Epi- & process-group to understand root causes & failure mechanisms and define effective corrective actions.POSITION JUSTIFICATION:SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS:--- Demonstrated experience with design and development InP epitaxy, devices and structures for optical communication and sensing applications--- Demonstrated experience with InP wafer front-end growth, process and back-end process and test--- Detailed knowledge of the physics of InP optical devices--- Expertise in the design of DFB lasers, Gain chip for O- and C-band--- Expert at defining and executing grounds up III-V device design flows--- Demonstrated experience with several successful design, tape-out, test cycles --- Experience with back reflection and stray light management strategies--- Solid knowledge of the InP optical device reliability related to wafer processes, and capable to guideline Qual team for reliability analysis and testing --- PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Science, Material Science, or related technical discipline--- A minimum of 10 years of direct industry experiences in InP Optical Device deign, Wafer process and Device reliability. Experience in optical telecommunication industry is preferred. --- Good verbal and written communication skills in English. Ability to work in a team environment is required.EMCORE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.EMCORE Corporation is an ITAR compliant company. Due to the nature of the products, all employees must be a U.S. person either by Citizenship or Green Card.Job SummaryRequisition Number: SRSTA01373Job Category: Research \& DevelopmentSchedule: Full-Time

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