Photonic IC Researcher - Innovate Next-Gen Photonics

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Photonic Integrated Circuit Researcher in Santa Clara, CA. The role focuses on inventing, developing, and validating advanced photonic technologies, combining theory, simulation, and hands-on experimentation to advance state‑of‑the‑art devices.

You will conduct theoretical analyses, run PIC simulations, and contribute to layout and measurement campaigns within a collaborative laboratory environment. A PhD in a relevant field is required.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field (e.g., Photonics, EE, Optics, Physics).
• Demonstrated ability to perform innovative research in integrated photonics.
• Deep understanding of optical waveguide theory (mode solving, confinement, polarization, dispersion).
• PIC simulation, design, and layout experience with industry tools.

Responsibilities

• Invent, develop, and validate cutting‑edge integrated photonic technologies.
• Propose, develop, and implement innovative yet practical solutions to challenges.
• Theoretical analysis, photonic device simulations, PIC layout, and measurements.

Skills

Integrated photonics research

Optical waveguide theory

PIC simulation/design/layout

Education

PhD in Photonics / EE / Optics / Physics

Tools

RSoft

Lumerical

Tidy3D

IPKISS

KLayout

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Photonic Integrated Circuit Researcher in Santa Clara, CA. The role focuses on inventing, developing, and validating advanced photonic technologies, combining theory, simulation, and hands-on experimentation to advance state‑of‑the‑art devices.

You will conduct theoretical analyses, run PIC simulations, and contribute to layout and measurement campaigns within a collaborative laboratory environment. A PhD in a relevant field is required.