Senior Photonics Design Engineer: Ultra-Low-Loss PICs & Tapeouts

Darwin Recruitment; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment in Toronto seeks a Senior Photonics Design Engineer to drive the design and scaling of passive and active photonic components powering fault-tolerant quantum hardware, leveraging our high-throughput cloud simulation pipelines to achieve unprecedented sub-milli-dB loss targets and robust wafer-level performance.

You’ll design high-performance PIC elements, develop scripted layouts, and work with fabrication teams to optimise wafer-scale production.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field.
• 2+ years of industry experience in photonic design.
• Strong experience designing passive PIC components and accounting for wafer/fabrication variation.
• Deep understanding of photonic loss mechanisms and fabrication processes.
• Strong experience with scripted mask design and layout.
• 5+ photonic tapeouts covering design, layout and analysis.
• Experience with Git/version control and collaborative engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Design high-performance passive and active photonic components, targeting ultra-low-loss performance.
• Develop scripted photonic layouts and contribute to multiple tapeouts.
• Work closely with fabrication, tooling and test teams to optimise designs for wafer-level production.
• Use DOE, statistical analysis and automated optimisation to improve component performance.
• Build the feedback loop between simulation, fabrication and experimental data.

Skills

Photonic design

Passive PIC components

Mask design & layout scripting

Tapeouts

Git/version control

DOE / Statistical analysis

Education

MSc/PhD in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Physics

Job description

Darwin Recruitment in Toronto seeks a Senior Photonics Design Engineer to drive the design and scaling of passive and active photonic components powering fault-tolerant quantum hardware, leveraging our high-throughput cloud simulation pipelines to achieve unprecedented sub-milli-dB loss targets and robust wafer-level performance.

You’ll design high-performance PIC elements, develop scripted layouts, and work with fabrication teams to optimise wafer-scale production.