Xanadu · 21 hours ago
Photonics Fabrication Process Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expXanadu is a company on a mission to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere. In this role, you will work within the Fabrication Process Engineering team to deliver photonic quantum computing hardware, contributing your experience in cleanroom fabrication and thin-film characterization to improve device performance.
Big DataHardwareQuantum ComputingSoftware
Hiring Manager
Aaron Walker
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development and optimization of process modules used to build integrated photonic devices from thin film lithium niobate
Design and execute fabrication process improvement experiments, including defining fabrication splits, gathering and analyzing inline data, etc
Define and execute metrology and failure analysis plans to identify and mitigate failure modes and assess results of process optimization experiments
Challenge the state-of-the-art in key performance metrics associated with integrated photonics fabrication
Stay abreast of new developments in the field of photonics fabrication process development and rapidly implement new learnings and discoveries
Ability to travel weekly to the cleanroom facility is required
Qualification
Required
PhD in Physics, Engineering, Experimental Sciences, or related relevant discipline with a focus on device fabrication, or Masters with 3+ years of cleanroom process development experience
Experience in the operation of clean room tools including photolithography, deposition (PVD, CVD), wet & plasma etching (RIE, ICP), and characterization (e.g., XRR/XRD, SEM, AFM, Raman spectroscopy, photoluminescence, ellipsometry, etc.)
Knowledge of birefringent thin film stack metrology, characterization, and optimization
Experience developing cleanroom recipes and maintaining detailed process documentation
Experience with statistical process control
Experience working in a collaborative team-based development environment
Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple competing priorities
Experience with data analysis and related software, such as Python, GitHub, JMP, MATLAB, etc
Availability for travel required (≤ 20% travel time)
Preferred
Experience in integrated photonics (familiarity with passive and active photonic components, such as waveguides, modulators, switches, beamsplitters, resonators, MZIs, etc.)
Demonstrated track record of achieving low loss in integrated photonic components through fabrication process development
Experience designing photonic components, including performing device simulations and layout
Experience with large data set analysis and statistical reporting
Company
Xanadu
Xanadu provides hardware, software, applications, and simulators for quantum computing.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$269.05MKey Investors
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2025-11-03Acquired
2025-07-22Grant· $0.73M
2024-02-22Debt Financing· $2.78M
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