Engineer, PIC Test

Position Summary

A client of Alpha

Staff

HCM is seeking an experienced Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Test Engineer to test, evaluate, and analyze photonic devices for market and internal quantum applications. The role will collaborate closely with the PIC design and fabrication team to iterate and optimize internal PDK and customized devices, and summarize test results to debug with the design and fabrication teams.

• Oversee optical and electrical characterization of fabricated PICs, analyzing performance against design targets.
• Identify and implement design or process improvements based on test data.
• Develop automated test procedures where applicable.
• Skill in optical and electrical characterization techniques (laser swept system, OSA, VNA/LCA, interferometry, etc.).

• Collaborate with the fabrication team to estimate the fabrication robustness of the PDK and customized design.
• Collaborate with the design team to analyze each fab run and iterate for the next run.

• Ph.D. or master’s degree in electrical engineering, applied physics, photonics, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in PIC test on fiber optics and free‑space optics, and wafer‑level testing.
• 1+ year of experience with high‑speed EOM characterization using VNA/LCA.
• Programming skills for data analysis and automation (Python, MATLAB).
• Strong knowledge of waveguide theory, coupling mechanisms, electrical and photonic device physics.

• Experience in quantum and nonlinear photonic systems or related applications.
• Experience in packaged hybrid photonic/electronic chip test.
• Experience in yield estimation and defect analysis.
• Experience in laboratory equipment remote control and automated test.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence across teams.
• Passion for innovation and pushing the limits of photonic technology.

Alpha Staff, Inc. and the Client are equal employment opportunity employers and do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, past or present military service, disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.