Senior Photonics Simulation & Layout Engineer

Applied Materials, Inc.

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 138,000 - 190,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated, hands-on technical scientist to join the CTO Quantum program in Santa Clara.

The role focuses on defining, developing, and evaluating photonic and optical technologies including metasurface, integrated photonics, and inspection/metrology concepts. You will connect photonic simulation, layout, fabrication, and measurement data to run feasibility studies and support decisions as quantum technologies scale.

Qualifications

Ph.D. in relevant field completed by start date.
Hands-on experience with FDTD and/or RCWA simulation.
Programming in Python and/or MATLAB for automation and analysis.
Familiarity with GDS layout generation and scripting.
Cleanroom fabrication experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Independently execute engineering projects and contribute to R&D of new technologies.
Define experiments (DOE) and determine data needed to support evaluation and decisions.
Identify and troubleshoot design, process, and measurement problems.
Interface with design, process, metrology, and mask teams.
Apply advanced principles and contribute to new methods and capabilities.
Prepare and deliver technical readouts and share new ideas with the team.
Own electromagnetic simulation of nanophotonic and metasurface components with convergence validation.
Design thin-film optical stacks and evaluate material/geometry tradeoffs.
Translate optimized designs into fabrication-ready GDSII layouts; run DRC and tape-out verification.
Support mask data preparation and OPC/RET activities.
Correlate simulation with metrology and optical test data to inform design.
Build automated Python/MATLAB pipelines for data processing and reporting.