Senior Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Design - 745

The role

This person will design and develop integrated photonic components and systems for quantum computing. The role works with physicists, optical engineers and other teams, and leads work with external vendors to deliver key demonstrators.

What you will do

• Participate in a team of physicists and optical engineers supporting the development of commercial and research systems for quantum computing
• Design and develop integrated photonic components and systems to deliver and manipulate light across the spectrum
• Collaborate across architecture, physics, photonics, fabrication and mechanical engineering to define systems and requirements
• Gather technical requirements, turn them into action plans, and ensure components and systems meet them
• Design novel integrated photonic components to meet challenging specifications
• Layout test PICs and work with fabrication and test teams to validate component performance
• Lead and work with the PIC development team and external vendors to deliver key demonstrators on time

Required qualifications

• Master's degree minimum
• At least 6 years of experience (advanced degree included) with PIC design using photonic simulation tools (Lumerical, RSoft, or similar) and layout tools (Klayout, GDSFactory, or similar)
• At least 4 years of experience (advanced degree included) using and maintaining optical or photonic systems
• Must be a U.S. person: U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or granted asylum or refugee status

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Optics, Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Experience with design-for-manufacturing
• Experience with photonics fabrication processes and metrology
• Experience with materials used in visible photonics circuits and optics
• Experience in product development for photonic design, fabrication or packaging of PIC systems
• Experience working with cross-disciplinary teams to develop solutions
• Experience leading and mentoring small teams
• Broad understanding of optical principles and experience applying them to projects
• Programming experience in Matlab, Python or C
• Experience with testing and data analysis of optical experiments

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match and student loan repayment benefit
• Equity opportunities
• Generous paid time off, sick leave and 12 paid holidays annually
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs

Before you apply

• U.S. person status is required due to contractual requirements
• Applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test
• Some U.S. positions may require export authorization before a non-U.S. person can access controlled technology
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no deadline

About the company

Quantinuum is a quantum computing company delivering a full-stack platform for real-world deployment. It has more than 800 employees across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Singapore, headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.