The position combines deep expertise in photonic device physics, semiconductor manufacturing, advanced materials, and quantum hardware integration to develop scalable foundry-compatible platforms spanning silicon photonics, silicon nitride, quantum emitters, electro-optic devices, cryogenic photonics, and heterogeneous integration. This position drives the integration of quantum photonic devices, quantum emitters, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), advanced materials, heterogeneous integration, and manufacturable process technologies required for large-scale fault-tolerant quantum systems.