Engineering Manager, Photonics Hardware Validation

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Engineering Manager, Photonics Hardware Validation

PsiQuantum

Job Description

Job Title: Engineering Manager, Photonics Hardware Validation. Location: Milpitas, California, USA

Responsibilities:

• Lead, hire, and develop a photonics hardware validation team.
• Manage hardware characterization, verification, and validation from initial testing through manufacturing.
• Establish repeatable measurement methods, calibration procedures, and testing documentation.
• Lead hardware debugging, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations.
• Review optical, electrical, firmware, software, and mechanical designs.
• Define testing requirements, acceptance criteria, and validation procedures;
• Work with manufacturing teams to establish production testing methods.
• Manage testing schedules, laboratory equipment, resources, and project dependencies.
• Prepare validation reports, performance assessments, and manufacturing readiness updates.
• Promote safe laboratory practices when working with lasers, optical equipment, and RF instruments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optics, Photonics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience in optical and electro-optical hardware testing and validation.
• 2+ years of people management or demonstrated technical leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of silicon photonics, optical systems, and electro-optical characterization.
• Experience with optical and RF laboratory equipment and RF readout electronics;
• Experience with hardware bring-up, validation planning, troubleshooting, and qualification.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or similar tools for data analysis.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to mentor engineers and establish effective validation processes.

Preferred:

• Master's degree or PhD in a relevant technical field.
• Experience with single-photon detection and low-noise RF readout systems.
• Knowledge of wafer-level testing, packaged-device characterization, and photonic integrated circuits.
• Experience with reliability testing, statistical analysis, and production yield improvement.
• Experience with cryogenic testing and quantum computing hardware.

Compensation:

• U.S. Base Salary: $195,000–$215,000
• Bay Area Base Salary: $200,000–$225,000
• Additional benefits and equity available.

Application Note: Candidates must include the word "purple" in their cover letter.

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LOCATION

United States

On site

JOB TYPE

Full-time

CATEGORY

Quantum Hardware Engineering Jobs

COMPENSATION

$195k - $225k

SKILLS

Photonic QubitsMicrowave EngineeringPython

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