Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Design

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Design Engineer. Location: Broomfield, CO, USA or Albuquerque, NM, USA

Responsibilities:

• Participate in a team of physicists and optical engineers developing commercial and research systems for quantum computing.
• Design and develop integrated photonic components and systems for delivering and manipulating light across the spectrum.
• Collaborate with architecture, physics, photonics, fabrication, and mechanical engineering teams to define system requirements.
• Gather technical requirements, translate them into actionable plans, and ensure components and systems meet required performance specifications.
• Design novel integrated photonic components to meet challenging technical specifications;
• Layout test PICs and work closely with fabrication and testing teams to validate photonic component performance.
• Lead and collaborate with the PIC development team and external vendors to ensure timely development and delivery of key demonstrators.
• Support photonic design, fabrication, testing, and system development activities.
• Apply optical principles and practices to solve technical challenges.
• Analyze, plot, fit, and interpret data from optical testing experiments.
• Work across disciplines to develop and deliver solutions for quantum computing systems.
• Lead and mentor small teams where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher required.
• At least 6 years of experience, including advanced degree experience, in photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design.
• Experience using photonic simulation tools such as Lumerical, RSoft, or similar guided-mode and FDTD solvers.
• Experience with PIC layout tools such as KLayout, GDSFactory, or similar software;
• At least 4 years of experience, including advanced degree experience, using and maintaining optical or photonic systems.
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person under contractual requirements. This includes U.S. citizens, permanent residents or green card holders, and workers granted 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 degree in Optics, Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with design-for-manufacturing.
• Experience with photonics fabrication processes and metrology.
• Experience with materials used in visible photonic circuits and optics.
• Experience developing photonic products involving PIC design, fabrication, and/or packaging;
• Experience working with cross-disciplinary teams spanning architecture, physics, fabrication, mechanical engineering, and photonics.
• Experience leading and mentoring small teams.
• Broad understanding of optical principles and practices.
• Programming experience in MATLAB, Python, or C.
• Experience with optical testing and data analysis, including collecting, plotting, analyzing, fitting, and interpreting experimental data.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Annual salary range of $148,000 to $185,000.
• Actual compensation depends on skills, education, professional experience, and other qualifications.
• Flexible work arrangements supporting work-life balance.
• 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.
• Opportunity to work on advanced quantum computing technology with a global team of scientists, engineers, and researchers.