Senior PIC Designer (Switches)
PsiQuantumPsiQuantum is developing
Palo Alto, United States$170,000 - $195,000 USDSenior
About the role
TL;DR
Design and develop advanced integrated photonic systems for optical interconnect applications.
- •PsiQuantum is building the first useful quantum computers using silicon photonics.
- •This role focuses on designing advanced integrated photonic systems for optical interconnect applications, driving development from architecture through validation.
- •Key Responsibilities Design PICs including active switching elements, modulators, routing networks, and polarization management structures.
- •Perform optical/electrical simulations and modeling of photonic devices, switching behavior, and control performance.
- •Develop calibration methods for tuning, monitor photodiodes, crosstalk mitigation, and automated control flows.
- •Collaborate with electronics and driver teams on DACs, drivers, and electro-photonic integration.
- •Support tapeouts including layout reviews, DRC/LVS, DFM, and foundry coordination.
- •Requirements Ph.D. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, or related field. 5+ years of experience in silicon photonics or integrated photonic design.
- •Strong experience with active photonic devices, switching architectures, and electro-optic tuning.
- •Experience with simulation tools such as ADS, VPIphotonics, Lumerical, INTERCONNECT, Cadence, or KLayout.
- •Hands-on experience supporting PIC development through tapeout and validation.
Required skills
GitLinux
Domain expertise
deeptech
Tech stack
PythonC++GitLinux