Silicon Photonics Engineer

Responsibilities

• Interact with device, hardware, and system design teams to assist in overall development of photonic systems and devices
• Support foundry tape outs with photonic device design, design of experiments, layout, design verification, PDK development, and software development
• Develop comprehensive documentation for tapeouts
• Provide multi-disciplinary support to component and systems teams by resolving technical issues associated with components, parts, or systems
• Apply quantitative analysis in determining root cause of highly technical problems and propose, develop, and implement solutions for corrective action

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or Physics
• 5 years of relevant work or academic research experience in integrated photonics
• Strong computational and analytical skills applied to photonic device design and performance evaluation
• In-depth knowledge of photonic devices, including performance metrics and testing techniques
• Extensive experience with photonic design using commercial software platforms such as Lumerical simulation suite
• Photonic layout experience using tools such as IPKISS, gdsfactory, or equivalent
• Extensive experience with Python for scientific applications and data analysis
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams

About the Company

PsiQuantum is building the first useful quantum computers—million-qubit, fault-tolerant systems based on silicon photonics. Founded in 2016, the company leverages advanced semiconductor manufacturing and partners with GlobalFoundries to produce its photonic chips, while also developing algorithms and software for commercial applications across energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, and other industries.