Photonium is building the next-generation design automation platform for optical systems — like Cadence or Synopsys, but for optics.

Optical systems are foundational to technologies like quantum computing, biomedical imaging, LiDAR, and semiconductor manufacturing. But designing them is painfully slow and expensive. Engineers today rely on outdated tools and trial-and-error workflows that haven’t changed in decades.

We’re fixing that. Photonium uses AI to automate the entire optical design process — from layout generation and optimization to simulation, tolerancing, and sourcing. What once took months and teams of optical PhDs, we’re making possible in days — even for non-experts.

We’re a team of physicists and engineers who’ve felt these pain points firsthand, and we’re looking for mission-driven builders to join us. If you want to solve hard technical problems, work at the intersection of physics and AI, and help shape how the world designs next-gen hardware — reach out!