Physicist/Scientist III – Photonics Simulation & Layout Engineer
Core
Define, develop, and evaluate novel photonic and optical technologies (metasurface, integrated photonic) to enable scalable quantum systems on advanced substrates, connecting simulation, layout, fabrication, and measurement data.
Role type
Senior IC photonics simulation and layout engineer (quantum systems)
Builds
Scalable quantum photonic platforms and integrated photonic components
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing / Quantum photonics / Nanophotonics
Required skills
Electromagnetic simulation (FDTD, RCWA), Thin-film optical stack design, GDSII layout generation and scripting, Python/MATLAB programming, Metrology data correlation, Design rule checks (DRC)
Preferred skills
Cleanroom fabrication (e-beam lithography, dry etch), Optical characterization, Computational lithography (OPC/RET), Active/passive PIC devices, Wafer-level metrology
Technologies
Ansys Lumerical FDTD, RSoft DiffractMOD, S4, Essential Macleod, TFCalc, KLayout, gdsfactory, Cadence Virtuoso, Siemens Calibre, Synopsys tools, Python, MATLAB, Linux
Responsibilities
Execute engineering projects for novel photonic technologies; Define experiments and determine data requirements; Troubleshoot design, process, and measurement problems; Translate optimized designs into fabrication-ready GDSII layouts; Correlate simulation with metrology and optical test data; Build automated data processing pipelines
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC (0-2 years post-Ph.D.)