Photonics Engineer

Posted:
3/31/2026, 9:02:19 AM

Location(s):
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada ⋅ British Columbia, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Software Engineering

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

We are looking for a Photonics Engineer. If you are passionate about photonics, simulation, design automation, and software development, if you thrive in a multifaceted and dynamic environment, and if you want to shape the future of photonics by delivering cutting-edge solutions to our global customers, please come join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Research & Development: gather requirements, discuss solutions with cross-functional teams, define clear specifications, coordinate or conduct the implementation into software, perform comprehensive testing, and create documentation and demos.

  • Customer Engagement: collaborate with key customers and partners to enable their success, understand their needs, drive adoption, address their challenges, and further enhance our products and solutions.

Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you must have strong expertise in photonic IC design and simulation.

  • Master’s or PhD degree in electrical engineering, physics, or similar fields

  • 3+ years in designing photonic ICs, through full design cycles (simulation, layout, tape-out, and measurement)

  • Experience in photonic circuit simulation, and ideally electronic-photonic co-simulation

  • Experience in photonic compact modeling, preferably using Verilog-A

  • Experience in photonic device simulation and parameter extraction Understanding of numerical simulation methods

  • Familiarity with electronic/photonic design automation (tools and workflows)

  • Programming in C++, Python, SKILL, etc.

  • Experience working with foundries, using or developing PDKs / custom libraries is a strong plus

  • Good communications skills and ability to collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams

The annual salary range for British Columbia is 73,500 CAD to 136,500 CAD. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

Cadence Design Systems

Website: https://www.cadence.com/

Headquarter Location: San Jose, California, United States

Employee Count: 5001-10000

Year Founded: 1988

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Aerospace ⋅ Electronic Design Automation (EDA) ⋅ Hardware ⋅ Mobile ⋅ Semiconductor ⋅ Software