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About the Role

Develop the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology at the heart of Azora's high-sensitivity optical transceivers. You will design, simulate, and characterize integrated photonic devices and modules, shepherding them from foundry tape-out through packaging and system integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate integrated photonic components and circuits: waveguides, couplers, 90° hybrids, MZI modulators, phase shifters, photodetector interfaces, and on-chip filters.
• Own foundry tape-outs on silicon photonics, SiN, or InP platforms, including DRC, layout, and process design kit (PDK) workflows.
• Develop test plans and carry out wafer- and chip-level characterization: insertion loss, polarization behavior, bandwidth, responsivity, and phase noise.
• Work with packaging partners on fiber attach, hermetic packaging, and co-packaging with electronics for space environments.
• Integrate PICs into coherent and photon-counting receiver chains and validate end-to-end sensitivity against quantum-limit targets.
• Assess radiation tolerance and thermal behavior of photonic devices for flight applications.
• Collaborate with mixed-signal and FPGA engineers on driver/TIA interfaces and DSP requirements.

Requirements

• MS/PhD in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field (or equivalent industry experience).
• 3+ years of hands-on PIC design and characterization experience.
• Proficiency with photonic simulation and layout tools (Lumerical, Synopsys, KLayout, IPKISS, or similar).
• Experience with at least one commercial foundry PDK and tape-out cycle.
• Strong lab skills: fiber alignment, RF probing, optical test instrumentation (OSA, LCA, tunable lasers).
• Familiarity with free-space-to-chip coupling, optical phased arrays, or integrated beam steering.
• Knowledge of space qualification of photonic components (radiation, TVAC, vibration).
• Experience with hybrid integration (III-V on Si, micro-transfer printing) or co-packaged optics.
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (iii) protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or (iv) be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Skills

• PIC design
• PIC characterization
• Photonic simulation
• Layout tools
• Foundry PDK
• Tape-out cycle
• Fiber alignment
• RF probing
• Optical test instrumentation
• Coherent optical communications
• Photon-counting detection
• Free-space-to-chip coupling
• Optical phased arrays
• Integrated beam steering
• Space qualification of photonic components
• Hybrid integration
• Co-packaged optics

Experience Level

• 3+ years of hands-on PIC design and characterization experience

Education Level

• MS/PhD in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field (or equivalent industry experience)

Benefits

• Generous equity
• Competitive healthcare (including options for vision and dental)
• 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO

About the Company

• Azora is building high-bandwidth communications infrastructure for environments where fiber can’t reach. This work spans LEO spacecraft constellations, lunar exploration missions, GEO satcom, deployable optical ground for defense, and data centers both on- and off-world. To enable rapid global proliferation Azora is developing compact and modular optical terminals small enough to deploy from a backpack, and space terminals that support high speed optical links from LEO out to the Moon.

Equal Opportunity

• Azora is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know by contacting info@azora.space