Jobs at Xanadu

The role involves designing and modeling photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for quantum computing, ensuring low insertion loss and low noise. You will collaborate across teams, utilize fabrication processes, and validate control performance.

Design and scale passive and active integrated photonic components for quantum hardware. Use high-throughput cloud simulation pipelines, execute DOEs and tapeouts, collaborate with Fabrication/Tooling/Test teams, perform data-driven analysis and optimization to achieve sub-milli-dB loss and transition designs to high-volume wafer production.

As a Quantum Scientist at Xanadu, you'll design and optimize quantum algorithms, develop compilation techniques for quantum circuits, and lead projects while collaborating across teams.

Develop and maintain control and measurement software that connects custom hardware (control boards, instruments, DAQ) to higher-level experiment frameworks. Write and integrate device drivers, support lab hardware bring-up and debugging, improve data capture and deployment practices, and contribute to tooling, testing, and CI to make prototype code reliable and maintainable while working closely with physicists and hardware engineers.

Own installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of semiconductor and photonics fabrication equipment (CMP, bonding, metrology, lithography, deposition). Develop maintenance protocols, improve tool uptime, qualify new tools, manage spares and inventories, coordinate with facilities and manufacturing, ensure cleanroom compliance, and support factory/site acceptance tests including international travel.

Design, build, and upgrade optical laboratory experiments to characterize photonic integrated chips and fast electro-optic elements. Perform precise optical and opto-electronic measurements, implement phase/frequency stabilization and phase locks, troubleshoot stability/noise issues, and collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software and PIC teams to integrate modules. Produce technical documentation, test procedures, and characterization reports.

Contribute expertise in optics and photonics for SNSPD development, operate cryogenic systems, and enhance performance and scalability of SNSPD technology.

The Lab Operations Specialist supports lab projects by maintaining equipment, performing technical tasks, troubleshooting, and documenting procedures while ensuring a clean and organized lab environment.

As a Photonics Data Analysis Engineer, you will develop software for analyzing and measuring photonic devices, requiring advanced mathematical skills and strong programming expertise, particularly in Python and data visualization.

The role involves designing and testing photonic systems for quantum computing, ensuring precision optical control, collaborating across teams, and generating technical documentation. A PhD in a relevant field and significant experimental experience are required.

As a Photonics Control & Test Engineer, you will develop automated measurement routines for active photonic devices, optimize control algorithms, and implement testing strategies in collaboration with design teams.

As a Senior Low Temperature Device Engineer, you will design and optimize SNSPDs, conduct cryogenic tests, and analyze performance data for quantum computing technologies.

Design, develop, and optimize high-power pulsed optical amplifiers for quantum computing, collaborating with physicists and engineers.

The Lead Data Engineer will design and enhance data pipelines and infrastructure for data-driven decisions, mentor engineers, and establish data governance.

Design and simulate high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits, manage the design lifecycle, and collaborate on system-level integration for photonic quantum computing.

As a Principal Analog ASIC Design Engineer, you will lead the design and lifecycle of custom ASICs for photonic quantum computing, ensuring successful silicon validation and integrating advanced analog circuits with high-speed and high-voltage requirements.

As an AI Specialist, you will optimize AI initiatives, enhance system performance, develop ML algorithms, and collaborate with researchers on quantum hardware projects.

Develop and maintain PennyLane, a quantum programming framework. Responsibilities include designing infrastructure, implementing software features, and collaborating with various teams for advanced execution pipelines.

Design, build, and validate optical laboratory experiments for photonic integrated chips. Characterize pulsed balanced homodyne detectors and electro-optic modulators, implement phase/frequency stabilization and PID control, develop measurement and signal-processing techniques for homodyne detection and tomography, collaborate across PIC, electrical, mechanical, and software teams, and produce technical documentation and test procedures.

The role focuses on designing superconducting analog components for SNSPDs, optimizing circuit architectures, and ensuring scalability through collaboration and validation processes.