Process Integration Engineer - Photodiode

Job Description

Job Title: Process Integration Engineer - Photodiode Development. Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute process improvement experiments for waveguide-integrated photodiodes
• Define process splits and analyze inline, offline, and optical metrology data
• Develop and optimize photodiode co-integration processes, including micro-transfer printing, die-to-wafer bonding, wafer-to-wafer bonding, or similar techniques
• Create and execute metrology and failure analysis plans to identify and resolve fabrication issues
• Coordinate with external fabrication partners and regularly visit manufacturing facilities;
• Collaborate with photonics process engineers, process integration engineers, design engineers, and test engineers
• Improve key performance metrics for integrated photodiodes used in quantum computing hardware
• Stay current with advances in integrated photonics and implement new technologies where appropriate
• Travel up to 20% as required

Qualifications:

• PhD in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience developing fabrication processes for integrated active optical components, including InGaAs or Ge-based waveguide-integrated photodiodes, on-chip lasers, or similar devices
• Familiarity with semiconductor and photonics metrology and failure analysis techniques such as SEM, TEM, AFM, ellipsometry, XRR/XRD, SIMS, Raman spectroscopy, or photoluminescence;
• Knowledge of functional epitaxial and crystalline materials including III-V semiconductors, germanium, and lithium niobate
• Experience using Python, JMP, MATLAB, or similar software for data analysis
• Understanding of passive and active photonic components such as waveguides, modulators, switches, beamsplitters, resonators, and Mach-Zehnder interferometers
• Experience with optical or electro-optical characterization of integrated photonic components
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills

Preferred:

• Five or more years of industrial or academic experience optimizing fabrication processes for photodiodes, lasers, or related photonic devices
• Experience with III-V epitaxial growth techniques such as MBE or MOCVD
• Experience with heterogeneous integration technologies including micro-transfer printing, die-to-wafer bonding, or wafer-to-wafer bonding
• Experience integrating high-efficiency photodiodes or lasers with photonic integrated circuits;
• Demonstrated success achieving state-of-the-art performance in integrated photonic components
• Experience managing the full product development lifecycle from research through production
• Experience developing photonic quantum computing hardware
• Experience collaborating with semiconductor foundries and external manufacturing partners
• Experience working in fabless semiconductor environments

Benefits And Compensation:

• Annual salary of CAD $130,000 to $160,000
• Equity package
• Comprehensive employee benefits
• Opportunity to contribute to next-generation photonic quantum computing technology

Other Information:

• Preferred work location is Toronto, Ontario
• AI tools may be used during parts of the recruitment process, with final hiring decisions made by people
• Xanadu is committed to equal opportunity employment and providing workplace accommodations throughout the hiring process.