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Integrated Photonics Engineer

Daresbury, England, United Kingdom

$45k-$55k / year

full-time

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll design and execute experiments to characterize advanced photonic circuits for silicon photonics-based quantum computing. Your work will directly impact the scaling of fault-tolerant quantum systems. You'll collaborate with a world-class team on utility-scale quantum computers.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Design and execute experiments to characterize integrated photonic circuits across multiple optical wavelengths.
  • Test and analyze devices with directional couplers, interferometers, and EO modulators.
  • Develop automated experimental control and data acquisition systems in Python.
  • Characterize complex integrated optics-based circuits and interpret experimental results.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • PhD in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • Strong experimental background in integrated optics and photonic circuit characterization.
  • Hands-on experience with directional couplers, interferometers (MZI/AMZI), and phase shifters.
  • Proficiency in Python for experiment automation and data analysis.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Industry experience in photonics or semiconductor device testing.
  • Familiarity with electro-optic and thermo-optic tuning mechanisms.
  • Experience with wafer-scale or high-throughput photonic testing.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Equity
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Flexible time off
  • ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ Health insurance
  • ๐Ÿš€ Collaborative team

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter callยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Team interviewยท 60 min
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