PhD Residency - Photonic Design and Layout

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Design, Machine learning techniques, Optimization

Job Description

How you will make 10x impact:

This project aims to push the limits of science and modeling as we know them and to prove how ML can radically accelerate our understanding of the world

• Location: X's headquarters in Mountain View, CA
• Start Date(s): Year-round rolling basis
• Duration: a flexible 4 mo. to 1 year program based on project team needs and your availability

Throughout your AI Residency you can expect:

• To be embedded into one of our confidential or public X projects
• To get paid competitively and receive benefits
• To be a part of a lively community of AI and ML Residents
• To attend tech-talks with AI leaders from across X

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be enrolled in an academic program and working towards completing a PhD degree

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON:

• Design, optimize, and layout novel semiconductor devices with applications in photonics such as phase shifters, modulators and photodetectors.
• Design, optimize, and layout novel photonic integrated devices and circuits.
• Contribute to system- and chip-level optimization

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven track record of contributions to
• photonic device design (please include citations in application)
• semiconductor device design (please include citations in application)
• wafer foundry tape-outs (please specify foundry in application)
• Knowledge and understanding of
• semiconductor simulation software (Synopsys Sentaurus)
• photonic simulation software (Lumerical, Flexcompute or equivalent)
• numerical optimization algorithms and application to design
• wafer foundry tape-out procedures (design rule check, etc)
• photonic and semiconductor layout tools (GDSfactory, Cadence Virtuoso, or equivalent)
• python scripting and programming

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge and experience in
• integrated photonic measurements
• free-space optics
• wafer fabrication

Additional public information:

https://www.wired.com/video/watch/astro-teller-captain-of-moonshots-at-x-speaks-at-wired25

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-10-10/alphabet-x-s-astro-teller-on-bloomberg-studio-1-0-video

PLEASE NOTE:

This role requires exposure to technologies subject to heightened controls under US export laws. Due to our immediate need to fill this role and the lengthy process required to obtain export licenses, we will not be able to move forward with anyone requiring a license for such technologies. This applies to individuals ineligible for license exception TSR (commonly described as controlled-country nationals) under the US Commerce Department's Export Administration Regulations. As of July 2018, a controlled country national is anyone who is a national of one of the following countries (excluding US green card holders and US citizens with dual citizenship): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Cuba, the People's Republic of China, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Macau, Moldova, Mongolia, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. Please review up-to-date information about the Commerce Department's export regulations, including the current list of countries, here. 

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $118,000 - $145,000 + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include benefits.

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at: x-accommodation-request@x.team.