Photonics Layout Engineer

About this role

Responsibilities

• Develop physical layouts for integrated photoni

About Salience Labs

Salience Labs is building the optical infrastructure that will power the next generation of AI. Our photonic switching technology delivers the high-speed, ultra-low latency networking fabrics AI datacenters need and can't get anywhere else. We're a multi-disciplinary team of physicists, engineers, and machine learning specialists on a mission to remove the bottlenecks holding AI infrastructure back. Job Overview We are looking for a Photonic Layout Engineer to join our Photonics team and contribute to the physical design, verification and development of advanced integrated photonic devices. You will work closely with engineers across photonic design, layout and testing, helping translate device and circuit requirements into robust, fabrication-ready layouts. The role will involve a combination of physical layout, design verification, programming and continuous improvement of our internal design workflows. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of integrated photonics, semiconductor design and software. You should be comfortable working through complex layout challenges, interpreting design requirements and using programming to improve the speed, quality and repeatability of engineering work. Depending on your experience, you may join at Mid or Senior level. We are particularly interested in people who have worked on integrated photonics or semiconductor IC layout, whether in industry, research or a strong academic environment. What you'll be doing Develop physical layouts for integrated photoni