Photonics Layout Lead at Salience LabsSalience Labs · Oxford, United Kingdom

Workplace: Remote, Hybrid, On-site

Posted: 2026-11-15

Skills: PythonAbout usSalience Labs is building the optical infrastructure that will power the next generation of AI. Our photonic switching technology delivers the high-speed, ultra-low latency networking fabrics AI datacenters need and can’t get anywhere else. We’re a multi-disciplinary team of physicists, engineers, and machine learning specialists on a mission to remove the bottlenecks holding AI infrastructure back.Job OverviewWe are looking for a Photonics Layout Lead to join our Photonics team and lead our Layout team, taking technical and people leadership of the physical design, verification and development of advanced integrated photonic devices.You will work closely with engineers across photonic design, layout and testing, setting the direction for how device and circuit requirements are translated into robust, fabrication-ready layouts. The role combines hands-on physical layout, design verification, programming and ownership of our internal design workflows, along with leading, developing and managing the layout engineers on your team and raising the standard of layout work across the company.This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of integrated photonics, semiconductor design and software. You should be comfortable leading the resolution of complex layout challenges, interpreting and challenging design requirements, and using programming to improve the speed, quality and repeatability of engineering work, while building a team that can do the same.We are particularly interested in people who have led or significantly shaped integrated photonics or semiconductor IC layout work, and who have experience leading engineers, whether in industry, research or a strong academic environment.What you’ll be doingLead the Layout team, setting priorities, allocating work and ensuring the team delivers high-quality, on-time results Line manage layout engineers, including coaching, performance reviews, career development and objecti …t…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst