Staff PIC Process Engineer

Staff PIC Process Development Engineer

As a Staff PIC Process Development Engineer, you will be a senior individual contributor within Nokia's Optical Components organization, responsible for the development, optimization, and transfer of InP photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and laser fabrication processes for high-volume manufacturing.

This role requires deep technical expertise across epitaxial design, semiconductor processing, data-driven manufacturing analysis, and close collaboration with remote fabrication partners. You will play a key role in enabling next-generation optical component technologies that support Nokia's high-capacity optical networking platforms.

Your Responsibilities

Process Development & Integration

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of InP PIC and laser fabrication processes for high-volume manufacturing
• Design and specify epitaxial layer structures in collaboration with device designers and epitaxy suppliers
• Develop complete fabrication process flows based on design requirements, tool capabilities, and manufacturing constraints
• Drive process integration, ensuring compatibility across metal, semiconductor, and dielectric modules

Manufacturing Data & Yield Excellence

• Perform extensive data analysis of photonic device, wafer, and process data in a manufacturing environment
• Apply SPC, process capability analysis (Cp/Cpk), and statistical methods to monitor and improve process performance
• Lead or contribute to FMEA activities, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for yield and reliability issues
• Define and utilize metrology strategies to ensure robust process control

Fab Execution & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Shepherd wafers successfully through the fab, coordinating closely with test, development, integration, and fabrication engineers
• Act as a senior technical interface with external or remote fabrication facilities, ensuring alignment on process execution and priorities
• Collaborate with device design, product engineering, and reliability teams to support technology readiness and product ramp

Technical Leadership & Impact

• Provide technical leadership within the PIC process development domain
• Contribute to continuous improvement of tools, methods, and best practices
• Mentor junior engineers and support knowledge transfer across the broader team

Your Skills and Experience

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of industry experience developing and manufacturing InP PIC or laser fabrication processes for high-volume applications
• Demonstrated expertise in:
  • Design of epitaxial layer structures
  • Process design and fabrication process development for InP devices or PICs
  • Photonic device data query and analysis in a manufacturing environment
  • Metal, semiconductor, and dielectric deposition and etching tools, chemistries, and methods
  • FMEA, SPC, process capability, and metrology
  • Building end-to-end fabrication process flows from tool and design specifications
• Proven ability to work effectively with remote fabs and cross-site teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting technology transfer to high-volume manufacturing
• Familiarity with yield ramp, qualification, and reliability testing for photonic devices
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical issues across disciplines
• Experience working in foundry or captive fab environments supporting compound semiconductor technologies

Job Info

• Job Category Applied R&D
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Type Experienced
• Job Identification 35000
• Role Type Individual contributor
• US/Canada Salary Range $170,000 - $220,000 + Incentives
• Experience level Experienced
• Locations 1322 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, California, 94089-1005, US