Senior Process Design Kit (PDK) LVS Flow engineer

PsiQuantum’s mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems. 

Quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reach. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportation, materials, and other foundational industries. 

Our architecture and approach is based on silicon photonics. By leveraging the advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry—including partners like GlobalFoundries—we use the same high-volume processes that already produce billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics. Photonics offers natural advantages for scale: photons don’t feel heat, are immune to electromagnetic interference, and integrate with existing cryogenic cooling and standard fiber-optic infrastructure. 

In 2024, PsiQuantum announced government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago, Illinois. These initiatives reflect a growing recognition that quantum computing will be strategically and economically defining—and that now is the time to scale. 

PsiQuantum also develops the algorithms and software needed to make these systems commercially valuable. Our application, software, and industry teams work directly with leading Fortune 500 companies—including Lockheed Martin, Mercedes-Benz, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Mitsubishi Chemical—to prepare quantum solutions for real-world impact. 

Quantum computing is not an extension of classical computing. It represents a fundamental shift—and a path to mastering challenges that cannot be solved any other way. The potential is enormous, and we have a clear path to make it real. 

Come join us. 

Job Summary:

We are actively seeking an experienced PDK LVS Flow engineer. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for developing, validating, and maintaining the Layout Versus Schematic (LVS) verification flow within our Photonics Process Design Kits.

Your expertise in netlist extraction, comparison, and manipulation is essential to ensuring a robust design flow, leading to accurate and efficient physical implementations of our leading-edge Photonics circuits.

You utilize your coding skills to establish an LVS verification flow within our design environment. You leverage collaborative version control systems, preferably Git, to maintain the high-quality and integrity of our PDKs.

You support the design and layout teams for LVS-related issues, especially during the tape-out phase.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a robust LVS verification flow using Klayout and Python.
• Define, implement, and validate netlist extraction rules from our Photonics circuits within the PDK, ensuring precise device and connectivity recognition.
• Develop robust tools for comprehensive netlist manipulation, comparison, and verification to ensure alignment between layout and schematic netlists.
• Maintain, validate, and release new versions of our PDKs, ensuring accuracy and performance.
• Provide support and assistance to layout and design teams throughout the tape-out phase.
• Drive essential interactions among our foundry, process, circuit design, layout, and test teams to ensure seamless implementation of our advanced photonics circuits.

Experience/Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role, with strong focus on LVS.
• Experience with Silicon Photonics design, particularly with complex circuits.
• Proficiency in Python coding and scripting languages, with a focus on robust, clear, modular and testable code practices.
• Required knowledge of KLayout; experience with gdsfactory preferred.
• Demonstrated interest in quantum computing.
• Highly focused, self-motivated, and detail-oriented.
• Proven team player with the ability to work effectively across departments, sites, and time zones.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

PsiQuantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. PsiQuantum does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable laws.

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