Technical Lead, Single Photon Sources Validation - Milpitas, California, United States
$195,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 21 April 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Technical Lead for Single Photon Sources Validation is responsible for driving validation projects, including planning, design of experiments, and characterization of electro-optical assemblies based on single photon source generation optical circuits and superconductive single photon detectors.
What you'll do
- Lead validation planning and define figures of merit and validation plans for cryogenic electro-optical assemblies. - Lead the execution of validation plans, including debugging and characterization of cryogenic electro-optical assemblies. - Lead the development of algorithms to perform data analysis and extract key performance parameters. - Bring up laboratory cryogenic setups comprising light sources, detectors, switches, function generators, and oscilloscopes to validate assembly functionality in cryogenic environments. - Contribute to software scripts that automatically drive measurement setups and feed data into a database. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review electro-optical assembly designs and provide technical mentorship to junior engineers.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s Degree or above in Engineering, Physics, or Material Science, and 12+ years of industry experience. - Experience with single photon detectors and testing in cryogenic environments. - Experience with non-linear optical photonic integrated circuits. - Experience working with optical and electrical test equipment, including optical power meters, lasers, optical spectrum analyzers (OSA), oscilloscopes, function generators (AWG), and vector network analyzers (VNA). - Experience developing test methods, optimization, and tuning/calibration algorithms. - Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional projects introducing new concepts into products.
Nice to have
- Experience with photonics quantum experiments.
Skills: quantum computing, silicon photonics, fault-tolerant quantum systems, validation