{"id":196897,"date":"2026-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/jobs\/photonics-tapeout-layout-engineer-499509\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T02:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T01:05:17","slug":"photonics-tapeout-layout-engineer-499509","status":"publish","type":"jobs","link":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/en\/jobs\/photonics-tapeout-layout-engineer-499509\/","title":{"rendered":"Photonics Tapeout\/Layout Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">A rapidly growing <strong>scale-up<\/strong> is taking advanced integrated photonics from technology development into production and is seeking an experienced Photonics Layout &amp; Tapeout Engineer to help turn complex designs into robust, fabrication-ready products.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">The role<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Lead integrated photonics layout, verification and tapeout activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Translate designs into production-ready layouts and mask data<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Work with PDKs, design rules and leading photonics foundries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Collaborate with design and process teams to optimise manufacturability, yield and performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Drive tapeout deliverables and improve layout and verification workflows<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">The ideal candidate<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><strong>Several years\u2019 experience in integrated photonics layout and tapeout<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Strong understanding of PIC fabrication and foundry design flows<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Expertise with tools such as KLayout, Cadence or equivalent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Experience taking photonic designs through fabrication and tapeout<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Meticulous, hands-on and able to work independently<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">If you have are experienced taking photonic technologies to tapeout &#8211; please get in touch with Phil Wright at IC Resources!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rapidly growing scale-up is taking advanced integrated photonics from technology development into production and is seeking an experienced Photonics Layout &amp; Tapeout Engineer to help turn complex designs into robust, fabrication-ready products. 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