Senior Scientist - Co-packaged Optics

Senior Scientist - Co-packaged Optics

SAL - Silicon Austria Labs

Villach, Austria

From € 72.000 per year gross

Are you ready to shape the future of co-packaged optics and high-speed data communication? Join our heterogeneous integration team and drive the development of advanced interposers for next-generation of photonic-electronic systems.

Your future tasks include:

• Research and development of co-packaged optics (CPO) and advanced packaging platforms (2.5D and 3D).
• Leadership and acquisition of industrial and collaborative R&D projects.
• Advanced project management and coordination of multidisciplinary project teams.
• Technical lead, scientific reporting, publications and dissemination activities.
• Development of research proposals and acquisition of funded projects.
• Design and fabrication of Si/RDL interposers for photonic-electronic integration.
• Development of CPO concepts, including optical input/output (I/O) integration, photonic routing and electrical co-design.
• Process development for TSV fabrication and integration into interposer platforms.
• Data analysis, modelling and process optimisation.
• Writing funding proposals.

Your profile:

• PhD in Photonics, Microfabrication, Microelectronics, Physics or a related field, and minimum 4 - 5 years' working experience in a semiconductor RTO or industry.
• Strong hands-on experience in cleanroom processing and microfabrication workflows.
• Proven expertise in silicon or RDL interposer design and fabrication for 2.5D integration.
• Solid understanding of, and practical experience in, TSV/TGV processing.
• Experience in photonic packaging and co-packaged optics integration is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with passive and active optical alignment techniques.
• Knowledge of heterogeneous integration, chiplets and advanced packaging concepts.
• Experience of working with photonic assemblies and optical testing/characterisation.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to problem solving.
• Experience in collaborative R&D projects and proposal writing.
• Fluency in English; German is a plus.