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Senior Photonics Engineer, Optical Interfaces

Daresbury, England, United Kingdom💼 Full-time💰 $64,000–$64,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Developing ultra-low-loss optical interface solutions between dissimilar waveguiding platforms for million-qubit quantum computers.

Role type

Senior IC photonics engineer (optical interfaces)

Builds

Optical coupling and mode conversion devices for quantum computing systems

Domain

Quantum computing / Silicon photonics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

photonic device development, guided-wave optics, optical coupling, mode conversion, optical simulation (BeamPROP, FDTD), experimental validation, optical loss characterization, design for manufacturability

Preferred skills

low-loss optical interface devices, advanced optical packaging, taper-based transitions, inverse design, concept-to-proof-of-concept execution

Technologies

BeamPROP, FDTD, eigenmode, BPM

Responsibilities

Develop and assess novel device concepts for ultra-low-loss optical coupling and mode conversion; Use simulation and analytical tools to study optical propagation and loss mechanisms; Design and execute experiments to validate device performance; Correlate modelling and experimental results to refine concepts; Evaluate candidate solutions for robustness and manufacturability; Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to mature device approaches

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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