PsiQuantum · 20 hours ago
Senior Test Automation Engineer, Photonics
Milpitas, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $200K/yr
6+ years expPsiQuantum is dedicated to building the first useful quantum computers, aiming to revolutionize various industries. The Senior Test Automation Engineer will develop and implement the necessary software and test infrastructure for electrical and optical subsystems, ensuring high-speed testing and validation.
ComputerHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Leading a complex, high speed electro-optical test station project which includes definition of requirements, equipment sourcing, station assembly, and testing and validation of the finished system
Review of sub-system designs including integration of optics, electronics, firmware, software and thermal design
Designing and building laboratory setups comprised of light sources, detectors, switches function generators, oscilloscopes, etc
Developing SW scripts to automatically drive the measurements setups and feed data into a database
Developing SW and algorithms to perform data analysis and extract key performance parameters
Developing test plans, standard tests procedures and automated test flows
Transferring test procedures and instructions to lab operators
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or physical science with 6+ years of industry experience
Experience in the design and testing of high-speed electro-optical sub-systems such as line cards used in telecommunications equipment or similar
Able to drive the sourcing and testing of test equipment, optical assemblies, and electronics
Proficiency in Python, including the principles of object-oriented programming, for automating data collection and data analysis
Experience developing test methods such as tuning/calibration algorithms
Experience with interfacing and automating optical hardware test equipment, including power meters, optical backscatter reflectometers (OBR), optical spectrum analyzers (OSA), oscilloscopes, function generators (AWG), and vector network analyzers (VNA)
Preferred
Technical project management experience preferred
Experience with manufacturing execution system (MES) and SQL is preferred
Benefits
Full time roles are eligible for equity and benefits.
Company
PsiQuantum
PsiQuantum focuses on developing a scalable quantum computer using photonic qubits.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.3BKey Investors
BlackRockAtomicoFounders Fund
2025-09-10Series E· $1B
2025-05-30Series Unknown· $22M
2024-11-05Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Peter Shadbolt
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer
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