Silicon Photonics Engineer

Entangled Future; Palo Alto (CA); Híbrido; USD 120 000 - 160 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

PsiQuantum in Palo Alto, CA, is seeking a silicon photonics engineer to join the hardware engineering team on a full-time basis. The role focuses on integrated photonics design, simulation with Lumerical, and Python-based data analysis, collaborating with industry partners.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD in EE or Physics with 5+ years of hands-on work in photonics, strong computational skills, and experience with photonic layout tools such as IPKISS or gdsfactory.

Qualificações

• PhD or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or Physics.
• 5 years of integrated photonics research or industry experience.
• Strong computational and analytical skills for photonic device design and evaluation.
• Experience with photonic testing techniques and performance metrics.

Conhecimentos

Python

Photonic design

Integrated photonics

Data analysis

Device testing

Formação académica

PhD in Electrical Engineering or Physics

Ferramentas

Lumerical

IPKISS

gdsfactory

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Silicon Photonics Engineer at PsiQuantum, Palo Alto, California, United States (remote). A mid-level full time position in the Engineering team, listed under hardware engineering.

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers-machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems. Quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reach. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportation, materials, and other foundational industries. Our architecture and approach is based on silicon photonics. By leveraging the advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry-including partners like GlobalFoundries,we use the same high-volume processes that already produce billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics. Photonics offers natural advantages for scale: photons don't feel heat, are immune to electromagnetic interference, and integrate with existing cryogenic cooling and standard fiber-optic infrastructure. In 2024, PsiQuantum announced government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago, Illinois. These initiatives reflect a growing recognition that quantum computing will be strategically and economically defining-and that now is the time to scale. PsiQuantum also develops the algorithms and software needed to make these systems commercially valuable. Our application, software, and industry teams work directly with leading Fortune 500 companies-including Lockheed Martin, Mercedes-Benz, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Mitsubishi Chemical to prepare quantum solutions for real-world impact. Quantum computing is not an extension of classical computing. It represents a fundamental shift-and a path to mastering challenges that cannot be solved any other way. The potential is enormous, and we have a clear path to make it real. Come join us. Job Summary: We are seeking a creative and hands

Requirements

• Education: PhD or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or Physics.
• Experience:5 years of relevant work or academic research experience in integrated photonics.
• 5 years of relevant work or academic research experience in integrated photonics.
• Strong computational and analytical skills applied to photonic device design and performance evaluation.
• In-depth knowledge of photonic devices, including performance metrics and testing techniques.
• Extensive experience with photonic design using commercial software platforms such as Lumerical simulation suite.
• Photonic layout experience using tools such as IPKISS, gdsfactory, or equivalent.
• Extensive experience with Python for scientific applications and data analysis.