Photonics Layout and Tooling Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and sustain applications and scripts to automate tools and workflows in the photonic chip fabrication process.

• Supervise and coordinate the assembly and building processes for reticles utilized in photonic chip manufacturing, ensuring both quality and efficiency.

• Possess a thorough understanding of semiconductor or photonic chip manufacturing processes, particularly regarding reticle assembly and fabrication.

• Execute design rule checking and design for testing assessments.

• Experience with manufacturing automation concepts and protocols (e.g., GDS, DRC, DFT) is highly preferred.

• Maintain and version photonic component process design kits (PDKs).

⛳️ Requirements

• 2-4 years of relevant experience.

• Strong proficiency in Python, C++, software scripting, or software development.

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

• Knowledge of optical design software and CAD tools (e.g., Lumerical suite and Klayout).

• Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices, including testing, debugging, and deployment.

• Background in statistics for implementing meaningful correlations, plots, and charts.

• Comfortable working in a remote/server/Linux environment. Experience in parallel programming (multithreading and multiprocessing) is a plus.

• Familiarity with SQL database systems.

• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience in directing and reviewing agentic AI systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan

• Health and dental benefits

• Short-term disability and long-term disability coverage

• Life insurance and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay

• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

• Paid time off for holidays and vacation

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tuition Assistance Plan

• Adoption assistance

• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program