Postdoc: Quantum Photonics & Integrated Lasers for Sensing

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena (CA)

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USD 75,000 - 92,000

Full time

26 hours ago

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Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in the Microdevices Laboratory (MDL). The role focuses on developing advanced photonic and semiconductor technologies for future NASA quantum sensing and ultraviolet photonics applications.

The position involves optical/electromagnetic modeling, device design, cleanroom fabrication, and experimental characterization.

Qualifications

PhD in electrical engineering, applied physics, photonics, or a closely related field.
Experience in integrated photonics, semiconductor lasers, optoelectronic devices, or related optical systems.
Experience with simulation and analysis tools (COMSOL, Lumerical, Ansys, RSoft, MATLAB, Python).
Ability to work across device modeling, design, fabrication, testing, and data analysis; collaboration with photonics and semiconductor device teams.

Responsibilities

Conduct research in photonics and semiconductor technologies for quantum sensing and UV photonics.
Design, model, fabricate, and characterize photonic devices and UV optoelectronic components.
Collaborate with JPL scientists and engineers to translate system requirements into hardware.
Publish findings in open literature.