R&D Engineer – Optical Design, Computational Photonics

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🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Western Digital

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1970

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

💰 $900M Post-IPO Equity on 2023-01

Manufacturing • Logistics • Consulting

Western Digital is a leading manufacturer of data storage solutions, including solid state drives (SSDs), hard drives (HDDs), USB flash drives, and memory cards. The company provides a broad range of products for various uses, such as gaming, video surveillance, and data backup. They also offer solutions for data centers, network-attached storage (NAS), and digital photography. Western Digital is renowned for their innovation in developing storage technologies that meet the needs of both consumers and businesses.

📋 Description

• Lead advanced optical and multiphysics simulation activities for next-generation photonic systems • Develop inverse-design and optimization methodologies for complex optical structures • Build scalable computational frameworks spanning optics, thermal, and electrical domains • Drive architecture-level tradeoff studies and system-level optical design decisions • Collaborate with characterization teams to correlate simulations with experimental measurements • Support co-development between devices, packaging, thermal systems, and photonic integration platforms • Develop reduced-order analytical models alongside full numerical simulation workflows • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across optical design and simulation activities • Help define future AI-assisted computational photonics workflows and design infrastructure

🎯 Requirements

• PhD or equivalent experience in Physics, Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field • 8+ years of experience in optical design, computational photonics, or advanced device simulation • Strong background in optical simulation and numerical modeling • Experience with electromagnetic, optical, thermal, or multiphysics simulation tools • Strong programming capability in Python, MATLAB, or scientific computing environments • Ability to connect theoretical modeling with experimental validation and engineering constraints • Strong technical leadership and communication skills • Experience with inverse design or optimization algorithms • Experience with semiconductor or integrated photonic devices • Strong multiphysics modeling capability • AI/ML-assisted simulation or optimization experience • Experience bridging device-level and system-level optical design • Demonstrated ability to solve difficult first-principles engineering problems

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work option • Inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution • Accommodation support for applicants with disabilities during the careers website and hiring process