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Senior Photonics Automation Engineer

Palo Alto, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $115,000–$115,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Develop and optimize software systems for wafer and die level testing of advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to enable high-throughput circuit and functional testing.

Role type

Senior IC photonic test software engineer

Builds

Automation software platforms and testing infrastructure for photonic ICs

Domain

Quantum computing / Silicon photonics / Semiconductor manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, test frameworks, wafer level testers, test automation, parallel/asynchronous testing, photonic PIC testing

Preferred skills

RF testing, network analyzer testing, databases, data systems

Technologies

Python, test frameworks

Responsibilities

Define automation program specifications and development plans; Develop and extend software platforms with vendors; Build parallel/asynchronous testing infrastructure; Optimize existing testing tools; Collaborate with data teams to deliver complete solutions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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