PsiQuantum
Photonic Design Automation Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
Stay score
odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →Employer immigration record
from this employer's Department of Labor filings
Files H-1B transfers
Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.
Community outcomes
No reports yet — be the first to help the next applicant.
About the role
- Quantum computing promises to solve many important problems that could never be solved on any conventional computer.
- You will be the technical owner of netlist generation, extraction, verification, and automation pipelines enabling reliable photonic IC tape-outs.
Responsibilities
- Key member of the software solutions team responsible for developing and deploying software for test systems, product platforms and manufacturing data management.
- Define and maintain the photonic netlist methodology.
- Develop and maintain photonic and electronic LVS flows.
- Interface with other teams to deliver PIC netlist artifacts that fit into an overall system design.
- Build CI/CD automation pipelines connecting: Layout tools, EM solvers, Circuit simulators.
- Develop Python automation for extraction and model generation.
- Implement regression testing for netlist consistency.
- Improve reproducibility of design-to-simulation workflows.
- Collaborate with PDK engineers to maintain model libraries
Requirements
- Experience with layout tool (KLayout, Cadence Virtuoso, etc.), EM solver (Lumerical FDTD/MODE, HFSS, CST, Tidy3D), Circuit simulator (SPICE, INTERCONNECT, Caphe, PhotonForge).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.
- Proven track record of impactful results.
- Ability to work independently with limited direction.
- Ability to contribute to a fast-paced start-up environment.
- Bachelors or other advanced degrees in Computer Science or related engineering fields.
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field.
- 6+ years experience in: Photonic IC design, Analog/mixed-signal CAD/EDA, Custom IC flow automation.
- Strong Python scripting skills.
- Strong critical thinking, creative, innovative, analytical, and detail-oriented problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and juggle multiple priorities and deliver against a schedule.
- Demonstrated interest in quantum computing.
Compensation
- $130,000 - $145,000 USD
- Bay Area Pay Range
- $145,000 - $165,000 USD
Company info
- Note: PsiQuantum will only reach out to you using an official PsiQuantum email address and will never ask you for bank account information as part of the interview process.
- We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
Visa & Work Authorization
- g pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, domesti
This listing is sourced directly from PsiQuantum's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.