Photonic Design Engineer at QuiX Quantum, Enschede (Netherlands or Germany)
Job Description
This photonic design engineer job at QuiX Quantum is an industry R&D role designing and simulating the photonic integrated circuits behind a photonic quantum computer, based at the company’s Enschede site in the Netherlands or at its German location.
At a glance
- Position: Photonic Design Engineer
- Where: QuiX Quantum, Enschede, the Netherlands; the posting offers work locations in the Netherlands or Germany
- Arrangement: Hybrid, with a minimum of one day a week in the office; working language English
- Employment: Full time, with a salary based on education and experience
- Apply by: No closing date given; open until filled
About this photonic design engineer role
QuiX Quantum works on photonic quantum computing and says it has held world records in quantum photonic processing since it was founded in 2019. The company is adding a photonic design engineer as it expands.
The responsibilities listed in the posting are designing and simulating photonic components with tools such as Lumerical; developing photonic integrated circuit layouts in IPKISS, GDSFactory or similar; supporting the development and maintenance of the internal process design kit; automating and scripting simulations in Python or a similar language; working with the team through Git; and integrating photonic designs into the wider system architecture.
Who can apply
- An MSc in photonics, electrical engineering or a related field; a PhD is preferred.
- At least three years of photonics design experience, preferably in industry.
- Experience with Lumerical and with PIC layout tools such as IPKISS or GDSFactory.
- Strong Python skills and experience with Git; professional proficiency in English.
- Preferred: experience with the Lumerical API, process design kit development, silicon nitride platforms and quantum integrated photonics.
Why this role matters
Photonic quantum computers are built from thousands of interferometers on a chip, and every decibel of loss in a waveguide or coupler costs circuit depth. A designer who can model components accurately and keep the process design kit honest is therefore working on the limiting factor of the whole machine.
Pay and duration
The posting describes a full-time position with a competitive salary based on education and experience, generous vacation time, educational opportunities, a pension plan and start-up benefits, with participation in the company’s equity plan available after the first year. No figure is published.
The role is hybrid, with a minimum of one day a week in the office and work locations offered in Germany or the Netherlands. QuiX Quantum’s registered address is Hengelosestraat 500, Enschede, and it also lists a site in Ulm, Germany.
How to apply
Apply through the posting on the QuiX Quantum careers site, which carries the company’s own application form.
The posting does not give a closing date, so the role is open until filled. ResearchJobs.in has set a provisional date of 16 October 2026 and will re-check the careers page then. Check work-authorisation requirements for the Netherlands or Germany before you apply.
Read the official QuiX Quantum job posting in full before applying. You can also browse industry R&D jobs and more research jobs on ResearchJobs.in.
Hiring institution: QuiX Quantum
Official advertisement: quixquantum.com
How to prepare for this application
- Lead with a component you designed that was fabricated and measured, and the gap between your simulation and the measurement.
- Be specific about layout tools: a repository or script showing IPKISS or GDSFactory work says more than a line on a CV.
- Silicon nitride experience is called out as preferred — if you have it, give the platform, the loss figures and the foundry process.
- Show how you automate: a Python wrapper around Lumerical, a parameter sweep pipeline, a regression test for a PDK cell.
- Read up on photonic quantum computing architectures so you can talk about why loss budgets and reconfigurable interferometer meshes matter to this company.
About QuiX Quantum
QuiX Quantum is a quantum computing company founded in 2019 and based in Enschede, the Netherlands, with a site in Ulm, Germany. It builds photonic quantum processors and supplies photonic quantum hardware.
The company describes itself as a start-up working in photonic quantum computing, with English as its working language and an international team. Its openings are published through its own careers page.
