Quinfosys Private Limited

Career Opportunity

Photonic Quantum Engineer

Experience: 3+ Years

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Work Mode: On-Site

Employment Type: Full-Time

Division: Quantum Hardware & Photonic Systems

About the Role

Quinfosys Private Limited is seeking an experienced Photonic Quantum Engineer to contribute to the design, development, characterization, and integration of photonic quantum systems. The role will focus on photonic quantum computing, quantum communication, integrated photonics, optical systems, and quantum hardware, with responsibility for translating technical concepts into experimentally validated and engineered systems. The successful candidate is expected to work independently on assigned technical problems and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across quantum hardware, photonics, electronics, software, and research.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and develop photonic quantum computing systems and subsystems.
- Develop and characterize optical and photonic quantum circuits.
- Contribute to the architecture and engineering of photonic quantum processors.
- Design, integrate, and characterize photonic components and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs).
- Work with single-photon sources, photon generation systems, optical components, and single-photon detectors.
- Develop and characterize optical setups for quantum information processing.
- Design and develop quantum communication systems and experimental platforms.
- Contribute to Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and quantum networking systems.
- Work with fiber-optic and free-space quantum communication technologies.
- Perform optical alignment, calibration, measurement, and system characterization.
- Analyze optical losses, noise, interference, stability, and other system-level parameters.
- Develop simulation and modelling methods for photonic quantum systems.
- Integrate photonic, electronic, control, and software subsystems.
- Develop experimental procedures, test methodologies, and system specifications.
- Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, optical, and experimental issues.
- Prepare technical reports, engineering documentation, and system specifications.
- Evaluate emerging photonic and quantum technologies relevant to ongoing development.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and research teams.
- Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and researchers where required.

Technical Competencies The candidate should have professional experience in several of the following areas.





Photonic Quantum Computing

- Photonic quantum computing
- Quantum optics
- Photonic qubits
- Quantum states of light
- Linear optical quantum computing
- Quantum interference
- Quantum measurement
- Optical quantum circuits
- Bosonic quantum systems

Photonics and Optical Engineering

- Integrated photonics
- Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs)
- Optical waveguides
- Fiber optics
- Lasers and optical sources
- Optical modulation
- Interferometry
- Optical coupling and alignment
- Optical characterization
- Optical system design

Quantum Communication

- Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
- Quantum communication protocols
- Quantum optical channels
- Fiber-based quantum communication
- Free-space quantum communication
- Quantum networks
- Entanglement distribution
- Single-photon communication systems

Quantum Hardware

- Single-photon sources
- Single-photon detectors
- SNSPDs / SPADs
- Optical components
- Photonic packaging and integration
- Electronics and instrumentation
- Hardware characterization
- Quantum system integration

Software and Simulation Skills

Experience with relevant scientific, engineering, or quantum-computing software is desirable.

Examples include

- Python
- MATLAB
- C/C++
- Qiskit
- Cirq
- PennyLane
- Lumerical
- Ansys
- COMSOL
- Photonic and optical simulation platforms
- Scientific computing and numerical modelling tools
- Experimental data-analysis frameworks

Experience with additional photonic or quantum engineering tools will be considered an advantage.

Educational Qualifications

Essential:

Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in:

- Physics
- Applied Physics
- Photonics
- Optics / Optical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Quantum Engineering
- Engineering Physics

or a closely related discipline.

Qualified Experience

Minimum 3 years of relevant qualified experience in one or more of the following:

- Photonics
- Optical engineering
- Quantum technologies
- Quantum optics
- Integrated photonics
- Optical communication
- Quantum communication
- Quantum computing hardware
- Photonic device engineering
- Quantum hardware development





Experience involving research laboratories, R&D; organizations, photonics companies, quantum technology companies, semiconductor organizations, optical communication companies, or advanced technology development environments is desirable.

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in the following areas will be particularly relevant:

- Photonic quantum hardware development
- Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) design or characterization
- Single-photon sources and detectors
- Quantum communication or QKD systems
- Optical laboratory experimentation
- Photonic packaging and system integration
- Quantum optical experiments
- Photonic quantum processor development
- Optical instrumentation and measurement
- Hardware prototyping and characterization
- Research and development of quantum photonic systems

Candidate Profile The successful candidate should demonstrate:

· Strong technical fundamentals in photonics, optics, quantum physics, or a closely related engineering discipline.

· At least three years of relevant professional experience.

· Demonstrated experience developing, testing, or characterizing photonic or quantum systems.

· Strong analytical and experimental problem-solving capabilities.

· Ability to independently execute engineering and R&D; activities.

· Ability to troubleshoot complex optical and hardware systems.

· Ability to work across physics, photonics, electronics, and software.

· Strong technical documentation and communication skills.

· Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

· Interest in developing and scaling emerging photonic quantum technologies.

Application

Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CV/Resume along with relevant information regarding their academic projects, research work, publications, patents, GitHub repositories, or technical portfolio.

Email: [email protected]

Subject: Application — Photonic Quantum Engineer

Quinfosys Private Limited

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

About Quinfosys

Quinfosys Private Limited is engaged in the development of technologies and solutions across quantum computing, quantum software, quantum hardware, quantum communication, quantum security, and quantum artificial intelligence.

The Quantum Hardware & Photonic Systems Division focuses on the research, engineering, development, and integration of photonic quantum technologies and related systems.

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