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About the Role
As a member of the Hardware R&D Team, you will collaborate with our team to develop nonlinear optical devices on integrated nanophotonic platforms. You will design, build, and operate complex optical experiments, utilizing rigorous data analysis to characterize and optimize scalable quantum light sources for the world’s first photonic quantum computers.
Responsibilities
- Build and upgrade complex optical laboratory experiments to generate and measure squeezed vacuum.
- Contribute to next-generation squeezer development by benchmarking experiments against nonlinear simulations and analytical models.
- Characterize photonic integrated chip (PICs) with thermal and electro-optic elements using continuous-wave and pulsed laser light.
- Generate detailed technical documentation, including design specs, test procedures, and operational manuals.
Requirements
- Strong familiarity with squeezed light, photon pair generation, and single-photon detection.
- Proficiency in homodyne/heterodyne detection, phase-sensitive experiments, and shot noise-limited measurement.
- Experience with laser and resonator locking (Pound-Drever-Hall, dither locking).
- Demonstrated ability to build/troubleshoot experiments using RF and opto-electronic equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, photodiodes).
- Solid understanding of RF electronics, opto-electronic detectors, and electro-optic modulator concepts.
- Proficiency in Python for data acquisition/analysis and experience with version control.
- Proven ability to build mathematical models of physical systems using analytical and numerical tools.
- Ph.D. in Quantum Optics, Photonics, AMO, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with relevant research experience.
- Experience with microring resonators, frequency combs, or soliton generation.
- Experience with pulse shaping techniques using amplitude/IQ modulators and arbitrary waveform generators.
- Ability to independently design complex experiments and communicate measurement-derived insights effectively.
- Experience writing Python scripts for instrument control and hardware interfacing.
- Expertise in noise characterization techniques (phase/frequency, RIN).
Skills
- Quantum Optics
- Coherent Detection
- Control Theory
- Laboratory Proficiency
- Electronics
- Programming
- Modeling
- Resonators
- Pulse Shaping
- Autonomy
- Advanced Automation
- Laser Noise
Education Level
- Ph.D. in Quantum Optics, Photonics, AMO, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with relevant research experience.
Salary/Compensations
- 150,000 – 180,000 CAD
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
About the Company
- Xanadu’s mission is to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere.
- At Xanadu, we are learners, innovators, researchers, collaborators and problem solvers.
- We are creating something that has never been built before.
- Few people in their life will be able to be a part of something like this, where if we are successful, the technologies we develop will solve some of the world’s most challenging problems and literally change the world.
- Learn more about our values here [https://www.xanadu.ai/values/].
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
- We are committed to building an inclusive, safe, and equitable culture and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard.
- We are committed to meeting the needs of all individuals and support a barrier-free workplace.
- Should you require accommodations at any point during the recruitment process please contact Recruiting at recruiting@xanadu.ai [recruiting@xanadu.ai].
- Please be advised that we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the screening and assessment of applicants for this position.
- These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment.
- Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
- If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.