What are the responsibilities and job description for the Photonics Simulation Intern (Remote) position at Quantum Computing, Inc.?
Location: Remote
Dates: May - August 2025
Education Target: Currently pursuing Master’s or pursuing PhD or PhD graduate.
About Us
Quantum Computing, Inc. (QCi) is an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company that provides accessible and affordable quantum machines to the world today. QCi’s products are designed to operate at room temperature and low power at an affordable cost. The Company’s portfolio of core technologies and products offer unique capabilities in the areas of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity, as well as remote sensing applications.
Position Description
We are seeking a motivated intern to support the simulation of beam propagation in thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chips under electrical modulation. This work is a critical part of our ongoing research in photonic computing and integrated chip design—key components of our company’s near-future roadmap.
Through this internship, you will gain valuable experience in optical simulations and deepen the understanding of electro-optic modulation. Your insights and data generated will contribute directly to both research proposals and hardware development. This involves working directly with a team of engineers and collaborating closely on the design of a dispersion-based optical neural network.
Duties and Responsibilities
Chip Design and Mode Simulation:
Dates: May - August 2025
Education Target: Currently pursuing Master’s or pursuing PhD or PhD graduate.
About Us
Quantum Computing, Inc. (QCi) is an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company that provides accessible and affordable quantum machines to the world today. QCi’s products are designed to operate at room temperature and low power at an affordable cost. The Company’s portfolio of core technologies and products offer unique capabilities in the areas of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity, as well as remote sensing applications.
Position Description
We are seeking a motivated intern to support the simulation of beam propagation in thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chips under electrical modulation. This work is a critical part of our ongoing research in photonic computing and integrated chip design—key components of our company’s near-future roadmap.
Through this internship, you will gain valuable experience in optical simulations and deepen the understanding of electro-optic modulation. Your insights and data generated will contribute directly to both research proposals and hardware development. This involves working directly with a team of engineers and collaborating closely on the design of a dispersion-based optical neural network.
Duties and Responsibilities
Chip Design and Mode Simulation:
- Support the design of chip layout
- Simulate refractive index changes under varying electrical field strengths
- Export and compile data into a reference table mapping electrical field to refractive index
- Calculate the S-matrix using Lumerical FDTD
- Simulate beam propagation through TFLN segments with predefined electrical field distributions
- Leverage the results from simulations including (FDTD, FDE, varFDTD and/or Photonforge etc,.
- Develop a circuit-level model to simulate full signal flowing
- Solid background in physics, photonics and waveguide optics.
- Proficient in photonic integrated circuit(PIC) simulations such as Lumerical FDTD, Multiphysics and/or Photonforge for photonic device simulation
- Strong programming skills in Python for data analysis and layout design
