Engineer, PIC Test

QCi • Hoboken, NJ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Test Engineer to test, evaluate and analyze the photonic devices for market and internal quantum applications.
This role will collaborate closely with the PIC design and fabrication team to iterate and optimize out internal PDK, customized devices. The test work should be summarized to debug with design team and fabrication team.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in PIC test on fiber optics and free space optics.
• 1+ years of experience with high-speed EOM Characterization with VNA/LCA.
• Programming skills for data analysis and automation (Python, MATLAB).
• Strong knowledge of waveguide theory, coupling mechanisms, electrical and photonic device physics.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in quantum and nonlinear photonic systems or related applications.
• Experience in packaged hybrid photonic/electronic chip test.
• Experience in yield estimation and defect analysis.
• Experience in lab equipment remote control and automated test.

Responsibilities

• Oversee optical and electrical characterization of fabricated PICs, analyzing performance against design targets.
• Identify and implement design or process improvements based on test data.
• Develop automated test procedures where applicable.
• Skill in optical and electrical characterization techniques (Laser swept system, OSA, VNA/LCA, interferometry, etc.)
• Collaborate with the fabrication team to estimate the fabrication robustness of the PDK and customized design.
• Collaborate with the design team to analyze each fab run and iterate for next run.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree