About Quintessent

The resurgence of chip investments has driven an upward inflection in the performance of individual compute chips, but the ability of those chips to communicate with one-another has not kept pace. Communication, not computation, is now the system level bottleneck in large-scale computing and AI applications. Quintessent is developing connectivity solutions to break the chip communication bottleneck and future-proof compute scaling.

About the role

• Core responsibilities include development, optimization, and execution of optoelectronic semiconductor device fabrication processes from early stage concept demonstrations to small volume product prototyping/manufacturing. Some basic cleanroom material and device characterization will be necessary as well. The candidate will work closely with the Engineering/Product teams and report to the Process Development Manager.]

What you'll do

• Conduct research for III-V quantum dot lasers, including material characterization, fabrication process development, and optimization for device packaging
• Coordinate with other professionals to select materials for specific products and develop new ways to use existing materials
• Evaluate technical specifications relating to the design objectives of processes or products
• Perform semiconductor device fabrication directly by using deposition, lithography, etching, and metrology tools.

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degrees in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Materials Science
• Previous experience in semiconductor device fabrication, in particular experience with III-V and silicon device fabrication processes and procedures such as wet & dry etching, photolithography, thin film deposition, etc.
• Previous experience in cleanroom characterization tools such as various forms of microscopy (SEM, optical, Nomarski), AFM, ellipsometry, etc.
• Familiarity with mask layout software.
• Effective communicator and collaborator.
• Fast learner and problem solver; ability to perform DOE and failure analysis.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Consistency in execution.
• Basic knowledge of semiconductor materials, semiconductor lasers, and optoelectronic devices is a plus.
• Previous experience in semiconductor laser characterization is a plus.