CareerPlanSign in

New College Grad Physicist/Scientist (PhD - Santa Clara, CA_

Santa Clara,CA💼 Full-time💰 $138,000–$138,000🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-27

Core

Conduct scientific research and technology development in photonics, optics, optical metrology, and electromagnetic systems to develop innovative optical solutions and improve system performance.

Role type

New College Grad Physicist/Scientist (PhD)

Builds

Next-generation semiconductor chips and advanced displays

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Photonics / Optical Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Optics, electromagnetics, photonics, optical design and simulation, scientific programming, data analysis, experimental methods, modeling and simulation

Preferred skills

Machine learning for optical system design, patent generation, cross-disciplinary collaboration

Technologies

Zemax, Lumerical, COMSOL, FDTD/FEM platforms

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and characterize optical and photonic systems; Perform modeling and simulation of optical phenomena; Design and execute experiments to validate predictions; Analyze experimental data to identify optimization opportunities; Develop novel optical metrology and sensing approaches; Collaborate with hardware, software, and product engineering teams; Drive technology innovation through invention disclosures and patent generation

Seniority

New College Grad, PhD level

Sourced via workday · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.