Research Scientist - Quantum & AI Photonic Chip Simulation

Location:

Hoboken, NJ

Department:
Tomorrow

Reports to:

Ting Bu

Position Overview

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.

Duties and Responsibilities

● 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.

Required Qualifications

Education

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

Technical Background

● 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.

Software Proficiency

● Lumerical (FDTD, MODE, INTERCONNECT)

● Tidy3D

● COMSOL Multiphysics

● Python

● MATLAB