Photonics Engineer

Palo Alto, California. Posted 29 days ago

The role

This role focuses on pushing the boundaries of high-performance integrated photonic components. You will perform data-driven modeling of photonic devices and circuits and design multi-component photonic circuits.

What you will do

Collaboration with system team on product requirement and developing PIC screening plan.
Data-driven modeling of photonic devices and circuits.
Design and optimization of multi-component photonic circuits.
Data analysis to evaluate and understand the performance of photonic devices and circuits.
Design, development, and deployment of software solutions for diverse photonic design and data analysis projects.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams of foundry and testing experts on photonic circuit validation, screening and improvement.

Required qualifications

PhD or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science.
5 years of relevant work or academic research experience in integrated photonics.
Strong computational and analytic skills in photonic design and data analysis.
In-depth knowledge of photonic devices, including performance metrics and testing techniques.
Proficiency in Python programming for software development and automation.
Extensive experience with photonic design using commercial software platforms.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

Nice to have

Mathematica
AWS services
SQL for data manipulation
parallel computations

Benefits

competitive health coverage for you and your dependents
401(k) with company match
equity grants
access to financial wellness tools and planning resources
wellness benefits
family support programs
life and disability insurance
paid leave programs
company-designated paid holidays
discretionary time off (DTO)
end-of-year company shutdown

About the company

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers using a silicon photonic architecture. The company is building utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago.