Senior Engineer, Photonics Device Design and Prototyping Job in Menlo Park 94025, California Us
Pacific Biosciences seeks a Senior Engineer with a Photonics background, design and process development, to join a team developing the next generation biochip for Pacific Biosciences. The candidate will invent, prototype and test novel photonics structures. The engineer will be part of a cross-functional team and will have to interface with a wide range of disciplines, such as enzymology, chemistry, instrumentation engineering, to create novel DNA sequencing devices.
Responsibilities:
-Design photonics structures for single molecule excitation and detection
-Prototype devices fabrication at Academic facilities
-Support Process transfer to non-Academic facilities
-Hands on testing of fabricated structure on custom built optical breadboards
-Successfully interface with the Surface Chemistry and Optics design teams
-Writing technical white papers
-Strong presentation and communication skills
Position Requirements:
-PhD in Electrical Engineering or Physics with Emphasis on Photonic Devices and Guided optics.
-3+ years industrial experience preferred, ideally in biosensor applications of photonics
-Hands-on photonics prototype testing, breadboard test platform
-Hands-on photonics fabrication, including experience in CAD, photolithography, dry etching and characterization of clean room processes
- Experience in Photonics, Plasmonics or Semiconductor device physics a strong plus