Design Engineer

Il y a 2 jours

OostVlaanderen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique Darwin Recruitment Temps plein 90 000 € - 130 000 €/an

Senior Photonics / Optical Switching Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Photonics Engineer to develop next-generation optical switching technology for high-speed communication applications.

You will work across photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design, optical switching architectures and high-speed electronics, helping translate market requirements into technical solutions and taking new concepts from design through prototyping and demonstration.

Key Responsibilities

Market & Application Understanding

  • Understand market requirements for optical switching and the architectures needed to address them.
  • Work with business development to translate application needs into technical requirements.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development and evolution of the photonics platform.

Architecture & Circuit Design

  • Develop innovative optical circuit switches and switching architectures.
  • Design supporting control circuits to address high-speed switching challenges.
  • Analyse switching performance, including speed, insertion loss, crosstalk and scalability.
  • Develop control-loop strategies, including bias control and calibration, to ensure fast and stable switching.

Prototyping & Demonstration

  • Design PIC optical circuits for switching demonstrators.
  • Specify high-speed control electronics required to drive and stabilise optical switches.
  • Build prototypes, test performance and present results to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Document designs, results and performance trends to support further platform development.

Requirements

  • Master's degree or PhD in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Physics or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in photonics or high-speed integrated systems.
  • Experience with silicon photonics platforms, such as SOI or SiN.
  • Practical experience in PIC design and integrated photonic circuit layout.
  • Proficiency in photonic and waveguide simulation tools.
  • Understanding of high-speed electronics, control loops and feedback theory.
  • Strong understanding of optical switching architectures and performance considerations.
  • Comfortable working across optical, electronic and system-level engineering.
  • Strong communication skills and fluency in English.
  • Able to work independently in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Desirable experience:

  • Optical switching architectures.
  • RF and microwave design.
  • System-level modelling of communication or switching networks.