Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- Application, Embedded
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Salary
- from 61.000 € Gross/Year
- Location
- Graz
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will design photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for quantum applications, optimize device performance, support PDK development, and collaborate closely with fabrication teams.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As part of the European Chips Act, Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is driving innovation in quantum and semiconductor technologies through its Quantum Pilot Lines.
- Join our interdisciplinary teams at the interface of design and fabrication and enjoy Villach's exceptional quality of life in the heart of the Austrian Alps.
- You will contribute to the design workflow for PDK development of AlN quantum PICs, while supporting the process development and fabrication readiness toward high technology readiness levels (TRL).
- You will support design, device performance optimization, yield improvement, and quality assurance.
- Designing photonic integrated circuits (passive components and modulators) for quantum applications based on AlN.
- Contributing to the development and validation of PDK components, including layout, simulation, and documentation.
- Generating layout from design and performing design rule checks.
- Characterizing fabricated devices in the lab (optical/electrical testing) and analyzing measurement data.
- Designing improvements based on characterization results to enhance device performance and yield.
- Enge Zusammenarbeit mit den Prozess- und Fertigungsteams, um eine hohe Design-to-Fab-Fidelity sicherzustellen.
- Contributing to reporting, documentation, publication, IP generation, and patent application.
- Supporting industry and academic collaborations within multidisciplinary projects.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Proficiency in microelectronics design, preferably in R&D or pilot line environments, ideally related to Photonic Integrated Circuits.
- Solid scripting skills, ideally in Python.
- Strong organizational and documentation skills for technical reporting and IP generation.
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams, e.g., with fabrication, packaging, testing.
- Autonomous, passionate, well organized, enjoying work in a dynamic and multicultural team.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, German is a plus.
Experience
- PhD (or MSc with equivalent work experience) in electrical engineering, applied physics, or a related field, ideally with focus on integrated photonics.
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Silicon Austria Labs GmbH
Graz, Altenberg Bei Linz
With Silicon Austria Labs (SAL), we are creating a top European research center for electronic systems. We have world-class research that creates the basis for innovative products and processes in cooperation with science and business.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Science, Research
Senior Research Engineer - Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuit Design and PDK development
- Salary
- from 61.000 € Gross/Year
- Location
- Graz
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
