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Silicon Photonics Engineer

Palo Alto, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $140,000–$140,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design and implementation of next-generation photonic integrated circuits, specifically complex switching circuit applications, spanning from device concept to tapeout support.

Role type

Silicon Photonics Engineer

Builds

Photonic integrated circuits and subsystems for utility-scale quantum computers

Domain

Quantum computing / Silicon Photonics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Photonic device design, Electromagnetic simulation, Photonic layout, Python for scientific applications, Root cause analysis, Foundry process constraints knowledge

Preferred skills

Lumerical simulation suite, IPKISS, gdsfactory

Technologies

Lumerical, IPKISS, gdsfactory, Python

Responsibilities

Interact with device, hardware, and system design teams to assist in overall development of photonic systems; 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 solutions

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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