Quantum Silicon Photonics Design Enablement Engineer

PsiQuantum; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

PsiQuantum is building silicon photonics‑based quantum processors and scalable quantum computers. The Design Enablement Engineer will drive tape‑out enablement, establish design rules, DRC, and reliability workflows in a Foundry environment, while coordinating with photonics design and reliability teams across global sites.

You will help set design manual development, process tolerances, and qualification plans, enabling new materials and modules for commercially useful devices.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronic Engineering or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in semiconductor or EDA technologies.
• Experience with design manual development, design rules and DRC creation; reliability and qualification test sites development.
• Proven ability to work across departments, sites and time zones.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; detail oriented problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Own execution of new and updated design rules to existing mask levels for photonics dies.
• Serve as a technical interface between PsiQ photonic design and reliability teams and Foundry.
• Evaluate interactions between layout, design, technology, and fabrication.
• Review and assess DRC waiver requests, performing risk assessment and ensuring documentation and approvals.
• Plan and support execution of engineering samples for system builds.
• Support product qualification activities, debugging and resolving issues from technology/process.

Skills

Cross‑dept collaboration

DRC creation

Design rules

Reliability testing

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Advanced degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

Job description

PsiQuantum is building silicon photonics‑based quantum processors and scalable quantum computers. The Design Enablement Engineer will drive tape‑out enablement, establish design rules, DRC, and reliability workflows in a Foundry environment, while coordinating with photonics design and reliability teams across global sites.

You will help set design manual development, process tolerances, and qualification plans, enabling new materials and modules for commercially useful devices.