Photonics Engineer — AI-Driven PICs & Tapeouts

QuEra Computing Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

QuEra Computing is seeking a highly motivated full-stack Photonic Engineer to help build AI-driven component development pipelines for rapid photonic chip development. You will lead tapeouts of high-performance photonic components and collaborate with foundries to accelerate design–fab–test cycles.

You will also drive AI-enabled layout and testing workflows, working with a multidisciplinary team to integrate photonic components into complete quantum computing systems.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in EE or Physics or 4+ years PIC experience.
• Experience across PIC workflows from design to testing.
• Strong Python skills and automation, incl. AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead tapeouts of photonic and optoelectronic components and circuits.
• Own and build AI-driven component development pipelines, starting with the layout pipeline.
• Collaborate with foundry partners through design–fab–test cycles, translating PDK constraints into faster convergence on working devices.
• Contribute across photonics workflow: device design, simulation, layout, test, and system-level experiments.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to integrate photonic components into complete quantum computing systems.

Skills

PIC workflows

Python

AI tools

Photonic design

Publications

Education

Advanced degree or PIC exp

Tools

Lumerical

Tidy3D

gdsfactory

KLayout

gdspy

IPKISS

Job description

QuEra Computing is seeking a highly motivated full-stack Photonic Engineer to help build AI-driven component development pipelines for rapid photonic chip development. You will lead tapeouts of high-performance photonic components and collaborate with foundries to accelerate design–fab–test cycles.

You will also drive AI-enabled layout and testing workflows, working with a multidisciplinary team to integrate photonic components into complete quantum computing systems.