Process Integration Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Process Integration Engineer. Location: Multiple locations, Canada. Job type: Full-time, Mid-level

This role sits within the Fabrication Process Engineering team and focuses on delivering high-performance integrated photonic hardware for quantum computing systems.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and optimize fabrication process modules for integrated photonic devices using crystalline electro-optic materials such as thin-film lithium niobate.
• Own and manage wafer lots processed at external foundry partners, ensuring quality and delivery timelines.
• Design and execute process improvement experiments, including fabrication splits, inline data collection, and result analysis.
• Define and carry out metrology and failure analysis plans to identify root causes and improve process performance;
• Collaborate closely with internal engineers and external foundry partners across process integration, photonics design, and fabrication.
• Push the state of the art in integrated photonics fabrication by improving key performance metrics such as optical loss.
• Stay current with new developments in photonics fabrication and rapidly apply new techniques and learnings.

Qualifications:

• PhD in physics, materials science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in a semiconductor or integrated photonics foundry environment.
• Experience across the full product lifecycle, from research and development to volume manufacturing.
• Strong background in semiconductor fabrication process development and optimization.
• Proven ability to deliver low-loss integrated photonic components through process engineering;
• Hands-on experience with metrology and failure analysis techniques such as SEM, TEM, AFM, ellipsometry, XRD, SIMS, Raman spectroscopy, or photoluminescence.
• Familiarity with passive and active photonic components including waveguides, modulators, resonators, and interferometers.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and clear communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 20 percent as required.

Preferred:

• Five or more years of experience with integrated photonics fabrication using electro-optic materials like lithium niobate.
• Experience etching waveguides in crystalline electro-optic materials.
• Background in tool procurement, evaluation, installation, and process qualification;
• Experience with data analysis tools and software, including Python and version control systems.
• Experience working in fabless company environments.
• Proficiency in Mandarin.

Benefits and instructions:

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge quantum hardware with real-world impact.
• Inclusive, supportive, and collaborative work culture.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to accessibility and fair hiring practices;
• Travel support and accommodations available during the recruitment process upon request.
• Use of AI tools may assist in candidate screening, with all final decisions made by humans.