Long Wavelength Photonic Integrated Circuits

ORAU; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ORAU is seeking candidates for the NASA Postdoctoral Program in Pasadena, California, focusing on photonic integrated circuits (PICs). This role offers the chance to engage in cutting-edge research at NASA JPL, involving design, microfabrication, testing, and integration of advanced photonic components. Candidates must hold a recent Ph.D. in electrical engineering or a related field, with experience in photonic modeling and fabrication. This fellowship is a prestigious opportunity to contribute to NASA’s innovative missions and technologies.

Qualifications

• Recent Ph.D. required in electrical engineering or closely related field.
• Experience with photonic modeling, fabrication, and characterization.

Responsibilities

• Design of photonic integrated circuits.
• Device microfabrication.
• Test and characterization of devices.
• Integration into a spectrometer instrument.

Skills

Photonic modeling

Fabrication of photonic components

Characterization of photonic components

Education

Ph.D. in electrical engineering or related field

Job description

Organization

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reference Code

0220-NPP-NOV26-JPL-TechDev

Job Description

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.

Project Focus

Photonics has become an enabling technology for a host of industrial and scientific applications that combine many optical components and functionalities into a miniaturized chip format. While the PICs developed in the last decade have enabled applications in the visible and near‑IR wavelength range, a range of scientific applications that benefit from availability of such chips at longer wavelengths has emerged. This effort will target development of state‑of‑the‑art PICs and spectrometers on chip at long wavelength. The postdoctoral researcher will work on various aspects of this new development including design, device microfabrication, test and characterization, and integration into a spectrometer instrument.

Responsibilities

• Design of photonic integrated circuits.
• Device microfabrication.
• Test and characterization.
• Integration into a spectrometer instrument.

Qualifications

• Recent Ph.D. in electrical engineering or a closely related field.
• Experience with photonic modeling, fabrication, and characterization of photonic components.

Location

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Field of Science

Technology Development

Advisor

Mahmood Bagheri
[e-mail]
818‑354‑0413

Eligibility Criteria

• U.S. Citizens.
• U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR).
• Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J‑1 visa status.
• Applicants who are LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with a valid EAD card and I‑485 or I‑589 forms in pending status.

Applications with citizens from Designated Countries will not be accepted at this time, unless they are Legal Permanent Residents of the United States. See https://www.nasa.gov/oiir/export-control for a complete list of Designated Countries.

Degree Requirement

Doctoral Degree

Contact

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Point of Contact

Mikeala