Senior Photonics Engineer for AI-Driven Electromagnetic Design

4 days ago


Mountain View, California, United States X: The Moonshot Factory Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Photonics Engineer to join our team at X, The Moonshot Factory. This is a unique opportunity to push the boundaries of science and modeling by developing cutting-edge AI-driven electromagnetic design solutions.

About the Role:

  • You will be responsible for researching and developing constrained optimization strategies and machine learning techniques for automating the design of photonic devices.
  • Bring up an automated measurement setup that enables volume optical and optoelectronic testing for closing the simulation and experiment gap.

About You:

  • Currently pursuing an MS or PhD in physics, engineering, or a related field.
  • Expertise in Silicon photonics.
  • Experienced and demonstrated achievements in laboratory automation.
  • Proven track of the design of experiment.
  • Solid Python coding skills with an emphasis on software development best practices.
  • Experience with the Python numerical and scientific computing stack (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, etc.) and lab automation (SCPI, TCP/IP,etc.).

Bonus Requirements:

  • Experienced with high speed photodiode or modulator design.
  • Deep understanding of photonic integrated circuits, electronic integrated circuits, and standard measurement methodology.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills (writing strategy docs, writing and delivering presentations), can work with senior external partners with ease.
  • Experienced with high speed characterization (LCA, BERT).
  • Past work involving differentiable physics simulators, adjoint methods, physics for machine learning, or machine learning for physics.
  • Research experience using modern machine learning libraries such as JAX, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
  • Experience with using or developing computational electromagnetic simulators (open sourced and / or commercial FDTD, FDFD, etc.).

What We Offer:

  • A competitive salary of $250,000 - $350,000 per year, depending on experience.
  • Benefits including comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and generous parental leave.
  • The opportunity to work on exciting projects that have the potential to make a significant impact.
  • A dynamic and supportive work environment with talented colleagues.

Location:

X's headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

Duration:

A flexible 4 mo. to 1 year program based on project team needs and your availability.


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