Senior High-Speed Photonics Engineer
Core
Design, simulate, optimize, and characterize active photonic devices and integrated circuits for fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Role type
Senior IC high-speed photonics engineer
Builds
Active photonic components and circuits for utility-scale quantum systems
Domain
Quantum computing / Silicon photonics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Integrated photonic device design (active/passive), electro-optic phase shifters and modulators, high-speed operation (>10 GHz), photonic circuit modeling (Lumerical, Tidy3D, COMSOL), photonic layout (IPKISS, GDSFactory), foundry tapeout experience, photonic-electronic interface design, Python/Matlab programming, data analysis and visualization
Preferred skills
RF concepts and signal integrity (HFSS, ADS), photonic packaging, S-parameter measurements, large-signal time-domain analysis, project planning and management
Technologies
Ansys Lumerical, Tidy3D, COMSOL Multi-physics, Meep, HFSS, ADS, IPKISS, GDSFactory, Python, Matlab
Responsibilities
Design and simulate novel integrated photonic devices and PICs; lead photonic tapeouts including layout and DOE; plan and execute automated high-volume tests; analyze measurement data to improve components; collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and characterize chips; mentor junior staff
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC