Quantum Photonics Modality Integration
$143,000 - $247,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 August 2026 by the employer.
This role defines and leads the technology roadmap for GF's quantum photonics modality.
About the role
This senior technical leadership role drives the integration of quantum photonic devices, quantum emitters, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), advanced materials, and heterogeneous integration.
What you'll do
- Lead development of GF's photonic quantum hardware roadmap, integration strategy, and technology maturation plans.
- Define manufacturable process flows for quantum photonic integrated circuits, quantum emitters, single-photon sources, detectors, modulators, resonators, and optical interconnects.
- Drive integration of advanced material systems including SiN, AlN, Al₂O₃, lithium niobate, III-V materials, quantum dots, color centers, and heterogeneous photonic platforms.
- Develop scalable approaches for quantum emitter integration, photon routing, entanglement distribution, and photonic quantum networking architectures.
- Lead cross-functional teams spanning device engineering, process integration, metrology, design enablement, packaging, characterization, and manufacturing.
- Establish technology metrics, yield-learning methodologies, reliability plans, and manufacturing readiness criteria.
What you'll need
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Physics, Photonics, Materials Science, or related discipline.
- 15+ years of experience in photonic device development, quantum photonics, semiconductor R&D, or advanced technology integration.
- Demonstrated leadership in integrated photonics, nanophotonics, quantum emitters, quantum optics, or quantum hardware development.
- Experience developing photonic integrated circuits using silicon photonics, silicon nitride, III-V photonics, lithium niobate, or related platforms.
- Deep knowledge of device simulation tools such as Lumerical, COMSOL, HFSS, MEEP, or equivalent.
- Strong record of technical innovation including publications, patents, technology transfers, and external leadership.
Nice to have
- Experience with photonic quantum computing architectures.
- Experience with single-photon sources, quantum emitters, color centers, quantum dots, or cryogenic optical systems.
- Experience with wafer-scale photonic integration and foundry manufacturing.
- Previous leadership of large R&D programs or technical organizations.
- Experience working with quantum ecosystem leaders, national laboratories, or photonic start-ups.
Skills: quantum photonic devices, photonic integrated circuits, heterogeneous integration, semiconductor manufacturing, quantum hardware integration, silicon photonics
This role has been open 56 days — well below the 67-day median for Optical/Photonics IC Design roles.
Optical/Photonics IC Design · Photonics
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Open roles in category
133
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Median days open
67 d
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Median salary
$195k
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| Metric | GlobalFoundries | All employers we track in this specialty (133 roles · 33 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 16 | 133 |
| Median days open | 68 d | 67 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: quantum photonic devices, photonic integrated circuits, heterogeneous integration, semiconductor manufacturing, quantum hardware integration, silicon photonics
Who's hiring in this category
- Lightmatter · 18 open roles · median 81 d
- GlobalFoundries (this employer) · 16 open roles · median 67 d
- Coherent Corp · 15 open roles · median 75 d
- Lumentum · 9 open roles · median 62 d
- Keysight Technologies · 7 open roles · median 31 d
- Marvell Technology · 7 open roles · median 151 d
How we counted: 133 open Optical/Photonics IC Design (Photonics) roles from 33 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.