Principal Member of Technical Staff, Quantum Ion-Trap Photonics Integration at GlobalFoundries, Malta NY
Job Description
GlobalFoundries’ GF Labs is hiring a principal member of technical staff for ion-trap photonics integration in Malta, New York. The role defines how photonic components (waveguides, gratings, couplers, modulators and optical interfaces) are integrated with ion-trap devices, back-end layers and packaging for scalable trapped-ion quantum computers, and drives coupling efficiency, loss, alignment tolerance and yield. It reports to the Quantum Ion Trap Lead Integrator.
At a glance
- Role: Quantum Ion Trap Photonics Integration, PMTS (JR-2602339)
- Location: Malta, New York, USA
- Posted: 20 May 2026
- Experience: MS or PhD plus 12+ years
- Pay: $143,000 to $247,000
- Apply: open until filled (re-checked 13 October 2026)
About the ion-trap photonics role
- Lead photonics integration strategy for ion-trap quantum computing platforms
- Architect integration of photonic structures with ion traps, BEOL and packaging
- Improve coupling efficiency, insertion loss, alignment tolerance, variability and cross-talk
- Plan experiments, simulations and characterisation for performance and yield
- Turn quantum system needs into photonics design rules and process requirements
- Act as senior interface to customers, academia and government programmes, and mentor engineers
What GlobalFoundries is looking for
- An MS or PhD in electrical engineering, photonics, physics or materials science
- 12+ years in semiconductor, photonics or advanced device integration
- Travel of about 10-15%
Nice to have
- Deep photonic integration expertise: waveguides, gratings, couplers, modulators
- Optical characterisation of PICs and sensitive measurement techniques
- Photonics modelling and process-variation analysis
- Government, academic or industrial joint programmes
Pay and location
GlobalFoundries lists an expected salary range of $143,000 to $247,000, depending on qualifications, experience and location.
How to apply
Apply through the official GlobalFoundries job posting. GlobalFoundries’s posting does not give a closing date, so the role is open until filled; ResearchJobs.in will re-check this listing on 13 October 2026. Check the posting for location and work-authorisation details before you apply.
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Hiring institution: GlobalFoundries
Official advertisement: globalfoundries.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
How to prepare for this application
- Trapped ions: learn why ion traps need integrated light delivery at many wavelengths.
- Gratings: be ready to discuss grating coupler design for focused beams.
- Leadership: this is a senior authority role; prepare examples of setting technical direction.
- Partners: mention any funded joint programmes you led.
About GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries is a semiconductor foundry with manufacturing on three continents. It runs a silicon photonics product line and a research arm, GF Labs, that works on photonics and quantum technologies, with major fabs in Malta, New York and Essex Junction, Vermont.
