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Silicon Photonics Design Engineer

Palo Alto, California, United States

โœจ $150k-$200k / yearest.

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๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll design fiber-chip coupling solutions for quantum photonic integrated circuits at PsiQuantum. Your work will directly enable large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computing systems. This is a rare opportunity to own full-cycle device development for the first utility-scale quantum computers.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Design, model, and analyze novel fiber-chip coupling concepts
  • Own coupling device development across full lifecycle
  • Contribute to photonic tapeouts and coordinate with stakeholders
  • Collaborate on automated high-volume measurements and test methods

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field
  • ~5 years experience in integrated photonics
  • Expertise in fiber-chip coupling and optical packaging
  • Proficiency in Python for scientific computing

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience with Lumerical, Tidy3D, or similar simulation tools
  • Photonic layout experience using IPKISS or gdsfactory
  • Familiarity with integrated photonics manufacturing processes

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Unlimited PTO
  • ๐Ÿ  Flexible work environment
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive salary and equity
  • ๐Ÿฅ Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • ๐Ÿ“š Professional development opportunities

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 3-5 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3On-site interviewsยท 4 hours
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