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Senior PIC Engineer

Palo Alto, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $183,000–$183,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-08-01

Core

Design, layout, and verification of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for a linear optic quantum computer (LOQC) using silicon photonics.

Role type

Senior IC photonic integrated circuit engineer

Builds

Million-qubit, fault-tolerant silicon photonic quantum systems

Domain

Quantum computing / Silicon photonics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python programming, photonic device design, foundry tapeouts, electro-magnetic theory, statistical analysis, quantum mechanics, Lumerical simulation

Preferred skills

Cross-departmental project execution, independent work

Technologies

Python, Lumerical, Git, silicon photonic manufacturing processes

Responsibilities

Interact with device, hardware, and system design teams to assist in overall development of Photonics and Quantum Optics photonic systems and devices; Support foundry tape outs with photonic device design, design of experiments, layout, design verification, PDK development, and software development; Develop comprehensive documentation for tapeouts; Provide multi-disciplinary support to component and systems teams by resolving technical issues; Apply quantitative analysis in determining root cause of highly technical problems and propose, develop, and implement solutions for corrective action

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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