Integrated Photonics Design Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Integrated Photonics Design Manager. Location: Broomfield, CO, USA or Albuquerque, NM, USA

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of engineers and scientists responsible for conceptualizing and executing photonic integrated circuit (PIC) designs and development for quantum computing systems.
• Collaborate with technical staff to develop photonic roadmaps, technology development plans, and advanced R&D activities.
• Guide and coordinate optical R&D efforts from initial concepts through design validation for multi-year photonic projects.
• Mentor, coach, and train direct-reporting engineers and scientists while supporting their career development;
• Implement R&D best practices and processes to ensure quality requirements are met.
• Identify technologies, innovations, infrastructure, projects, and resources needed to improve photonic design and development capabilities.
• Lead recruitment and retention efforts for high-performing technical PIC design staff.
• Communicate technical and organizational information clearly and effectively between technical and management teams.
• Actively listen to team members and strengthen collaboration across the organization.
• Lead integrated photonic designs through requirements definition, design, layout, fabrication, and testing;
• Support engineering trade studies and communicate with other disciplines to develop technical roadmaps and solutions.
• Help improve PIC design tools, infrastructure, development processes, and overall design quality.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• At least 8 years of industry experience developing and designing photonic integrated circuit solutions.
• At least 3 years of experience managing technical teams;
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person under contractual requirements, including U.S. citizenship, permanent residency or green card status, or qualifying asylum or refugee status.
• Due to U.S. Government national security requirements, candidates cannot be nationals of the People’s Republic of China or Russia unless they are also U.S. citizens.

Preferred:

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Photonics, Optics, Applied Physics, or a related field.
• Experience taking photonics design projects from concept through production.
• Experience with photonic simulation tools such as Lumerical, Tidy3D, RSoft, or similar guided-mode and FDTD solvers.
• Experience with photonic layout tools such as KLayout, GDSFactory, or similar platforms.
• At least 4 years of experience designing photonic waveguides, splitters, couplers, gratings, and/or active photonic components.
• At least 4 years of experience leading integrated photonic designs across requirements, design, layout, fabrication, and testing.
• Experience managing teams across multiple geographic locations;
• Experience with photonic integrated circuit fabrication and testing processes and tools.
• Knowledge of photonic materials, their behavior, and metrology.
• Experience developing PIC design tools and infrastructure to improve development speed and quality.
• Experience conducting engineering trade studies and communicating solutions across multiple technical disciplines.
• Experience working with wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR).

Benefits and Compensation:

• Annual salary of $180,000 to $225,000.
• Compensation range includes the target bonus for this incentive-eligible position.
• Actual compensation depends on skills, education, professional experience, and other qualifications.
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match;
• Student loan repayment benefit.
• Equity opportunities.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays annually.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee discount programs.
• Flexible work arrangements supporting work-life balance.
• Opportunity to work on advanced quantum computing and integrated photonics technology.

Other Information:

• This is a safety-sensitive position, and selected candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment drug test.
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no stated application deadline.
• Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace;
• Quantinuum may use AI tools to assist with parts of its recruitment process, including application and resume review. Final hiring decisions are made by humans.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruitment process upon request.