Quantum Photonics Postdoc: Integrated Photonics & UV Lasers

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Flexible schedule

Job summary

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA, seeks a postdoctoral scholar to advance photonic and semiconductor technologies for NASA quantum sensing and ultraviolet photonics. The project includes design, fabrication, and characterization of devices and collaboration with JPL scientists.

Applicants should hold a PhD in electrical engineering, applied physics, or photonics, with hands-on experience in integrated photonics, semiconductor lasers, and photonic devices, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in electrical engineering, applied physics, photonics, or a closely related field
• Experience with electromagnetic or photonic modeling and device design
• Hands-on experimental or cleanroom fabrication experience
• Experience with simulation and analysis tools like COMSOL, Lumerical, Ansys, RSoft, MATLAB, Python or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Carry out research in collaboration with the JPL advisor
• Translate system-level requirements into fabricated and experimentally validated photonic hardware
• Publish results in open literature
• This appointment is for a minimum of one year and may be renewed up to three years

Skills

Integrated photonics

Semiconductor lasers

Device design

Photonic devices

Education

PhD in electrical engineering / applied physics / photonics

Tools

COMSOL

Lumerical

Ansys

RSoft

MATLAB

Python

Job description

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA, seeks a postdoctoral scholar to advance photonic and semiconductor technologies for NASA quantum sensing and ultraviolet photonics. The project includes design, fabrication, and characterization of devices and collaboration with JPL scientists.

Applicants should hold a PhD in electrical engineering, applied physics, or photonics, with hands-on experience in integrated photonics, semiconductor lasers, and photonic devices, and proficiency with