Integrated Photonics Design Manager - 819

Quantinuum • Broomfield, CO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an Integrated Photonics Design Manager to join our team. This role involves leading a team of engineers and scientists focused on conceptualizing and executing Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) designs and development for quantum computing systems. The position requires collaboration on developing photonic roadmaps, technology development, and advanced R&D activities. The manager will guide and coordinate optical R&D efforts from concept through design validations for multi-year photonic projects, and will be responsible for nurturing the career development of direct-reporting staff through mentoring, coaching, and training. The role also includes implementing best practices in an R&D environment to ensure quality and requirements are met, identifying key technologies and resources to improve photonic design capabilities, leading recruitment and retention efforts for technical PIC design staff, and communicating effectively to foster positive team dynamics and strengthen communication between technical and management teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree minimum
• Minimum 8 year’s of industry experience developing and designing PIC solutions
• Minimum 3 years’ experience managing technical teams
• Involvement in photonics design projects from concept to production
• Experience with photonic simulation tools (Lumerical, Tidy3D, RSoft, or similar guided mode and FDTD solvers)
• Experience with photonic layout tools (Klayout, GDSFactory, or similar)
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. or Masters in Photonics, Optics, or Applied Physics
• 4+ years’ experience with the design of photonic waveguide, splitters, couplers, gratings, and/or active photonic components
• 4+ years’ experience leading integrated photonic designs from requirements, design, layout, fabrication, and test
• Experience managing teams across multiple geographic locations
• Experience with photonic integrated circuit fabrication and testing processes and tools
• Experience with photonic materials and their behaviors and metrology
• Experience developing PIC design tools and infrastructure to improve development times and quality
• Experience executing engineering trade studies and communicating with other disciplines to provide roadmaps and solutions
• Experience working with wavelengths from UV to Infrared

Responsibilities

• Personnel Manager for a team of engineers and scientists whose charter is to conceptualize and execute PIC designs and development for quantum computing systems
• Collaborate with technical staff on developing photonic roadmaps, technology development, and advanced R&D activities
• Guide and coordinate optical R&D efforts from concept through design validations for multi-year photonic projects
• Plan and nurture career development of direct-reporting engineers/scientists through mentoring, coaching, and training
• Implement best practices and behaviors in an R&D environment to ensure quality and requirements are met
• Identify key technologies, innovations, infrastructure, projects and resources needed to improve photonic design and development capabilities to meet business needs
• Lead efforts recruiting and retaining high performing technical PIC design staff
• Clearly and effectively communicate to positively impact the team, actively listen, and strengthen communications between technical and management teams

Benefits

• Incentive Eligible – Range posted is inclusive of bonus target
• Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
• Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager