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# Photonic Design Engineer

- **Company:** Psiquantum, Corp.
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $145,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Big Data, Computer Programming, Network Switches, PIC Microcontroller
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87419192/1

## About the Role

* Ph.D. in electrical engineering, optical engineering, or closely related field or M.S with industry experience in integrated photonics or semiconductor device development.

 * Strong foundationin integrated photonics device physics including passive and active devices.

 * Proficient in photoniccomponentand circuit simulation tools (e.g.LumericalMODE, FDTD, Interconnect or equivalent).

 * Strong programming, dataanalysis,and visualization skills usingPython basedenvironments.

 * Hands-on experience with PIC layout and tape-out for leading silicon photonics foundries.

 * Prior experience in integrated photodetector design and characterization including device modeling and experimental evaluation of key performance metrics(preferred).

## Description

This position is for a Photonic Design Engineer withinthe CircuitTeam. This role is intended to expand the team's design, validation, and data analysis capabilities in support of the growing demand for PIC development activities including large-scale data analysis, wafer screening, and system-level validation.

In addition, the team isinitiatinga new program focused on the development of integrated photodetectors. This new role will play a key technical role in supporting the design, simulation,characterization,and validation efforts for this new development, with the opportunity to grow into technical ownership.

Responsibilities:

 * PIC wafer-level data analysis and yield analysis.