Research Scientist Quantum AI Photonic Chip Simulation

Location:

Hoboken, NJ

Department:
Tomorrow

Reports to:

Ting Bu

The Research Scientist will work on the modeling, simulation, and architectural development of quantum and artificial intelligence (AI) computational structures intended for chip-scale implementation. This role focuses on translating advanced quantum and AI concepts into physically realistic, simulation-validated device and system designs suitable for fabrication. It concentrates on high‑fidelity simulation, feasibility analysis, and performance optimization under practical fabrication constraints. The role serves as a technical bridge between the research team developing novel quantum/AI architectures and the chip fabrication team responsible for implementation, ensuring that proposed designs are physically realizable, scalable, and performance‑optimized prior to tape-out.

• Develop and simulate quantum and AI‑based photonic architectures for on‑chip implementation.
• Translate high‑level computational concepts into device‑level and system‑level simulation models.
• Perform rigorous electromagnetic and multiphysics simulations to evaluate optical, nonlinear, and quantum effects.
• Model and simulate quantum photonic circuits and quantum gates under realistic device conditions.
• Analyze fabrication tolerances and material constraints to assess design robustness.
• Optimize photonic device structures for performance, scalability, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate closely with fabrication and packaging teams to ensure simulation models align with process capabilities.
• Support post‑fabrication validation by correlating experimental results with simulation predictions.
• Document modeling methodologies, simulation results, and architectural trade‑offs for internal and external reporting.

• Ph.D. in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.

• Strong foundation in Photonics, Quantum optics, Nonlinear optics.
• Demonstrated experience in simulation of photonic integrated circuits.
• Experience modeling and simulating quantum gates or quantum optical systems.
• Understanding of semiconductor/TFLN and photonic chip fabrication processes sufficient to incorporate realistic constraints into simulations.
• Familiarity with chip testing and packaging considerations from a modeling perspective.

• Lumerical (FDTD, MODE, INTERCONNECT)
• Tidy3D
• COMSOL Multiphysics
• Python
• MATLAB