Photonics System Engineer

At TI, System Engineers work to identify ideal roadmap opportunities for a business and are responsible for defining new products and platforms based on market opportunity. To do this, they leverage strong technical knowledge of our existing portfolio, deep understanding of the technologies, standards and protocols within an industry or end equipment, and an ability to engage with customers and translate their requirements into technical specifications that will solve their problems. Systems engineers also partner closely with marketing and applications engineers, as well as design teams, to ensure our roadmap is both meeting customer and market requirements and is technically optimized and manufacturable at a price and cost point that makes sense for the business.

Responsibilities for a Photonics System Engineer:

1. Owns and discerns optical market trends and requirements
   • Attend trade shows and engage with external customers directly
   • Emphasis/focus on datacom market applications
2. Represents TI within the industry through Standards body engagement
   • Attend Standards-setting meetings (OIF, IEEE (incl. E4AI), XPO-MSA, LPO-MSA, OSFP-MSA, Open CPX)
   • Communicate industry directions back to internal teams
3. Establishes internal product requirements through standards/market updates
   • Define test requirements/conditions in spec compliance matrix (i.e. Starfish)
   • Drive multi-disciplinary discussions (e.g. design, qual/rel, applications) to align product definition with implementation
4. Influences Optical Engine Roadmap 
   • Support optical systems owner in roadmap (i.e. Aaron)
   • EIC-to-PIC interface (2.5D, 3D packaging)
   • CPO technical requirements

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optoelectronics, or related field
• 5+ years industry experience in high-volume manufacturing of optical engines (EIC, PIC), preferably in datacom applications
• Strong organizational skills with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural collaboration experience
• Analytical ability to solve complex design and manufacturing challenges
• Experience promoting/marketing ICs and driving design wins by providing system solutions
• Strong customer facing skills

• Prior experience with silicon photonics and high-speed optical device fabrication
• Hands-on optical bench lab skills for customer support and debug
• Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders critical to success, both internally and externally
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes
• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
• Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery