Photonics PDK Development Engineer

Overview

You will help develop and deploy production-ready Silicon Photonics PDKs and design automation/verification methods to support Intel’s internal silicon photonics ecosystem.

What you'll do

• Develop, validate, and maintain production-ready Silicon Photonics PDKs for internal development and foundry enablement.
• Collaborate to define and implement Electronic-Photonic Design Automation (EPDA) tools, flows, and methods for PIC design and manufacturing.
• Develop and support physical verification methodologies, including DRC, LVS, ERC, reliability checks, rule decks, and signoff flows.
• Design, develop, and maintain PCells, design automation solutions, and reusable IP to improve PDK quality and scalability.
• Apply AI and automation to accelerate design enablement workflows, validation, and quality improvement.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines for automated validation, testing, packaging, qualification, and release of PDKs and tools.

What you'll need

• 6+ years of experience in EDA/EPDA, PDK development, design enablement, CAD software development, or physical verification.
• Experience with custom analog, mixed-signal, and/or Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) design flows across the design-to-tapeout lifecycle.
• Experience with physical verification solutions using Siemens Calibre, Synopsys IC Validator, and Cadence PVS/Pegasus.
• Strong proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso, including SKILL programming, PCell development, and flow customization.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python and Linux shell environments (tcsh, bash, Tcl, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with DRC, LVS, ERC, parasitic extraction, and automated validation flows.

Details

• Work model: hybrid (split time between on-site at an Intel site and off-site).
• Primary location: India, Bangalore.