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PsiQuantum · 2 weeks ago

Validation Engineer, Cryogenic

positionMilpitas, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$130K/yr - $145K/yr
date3+ years exp

PsiQuantum is on a mission to build the first useful quantum computers. The cryogenic validation engineer will be responsible for the design characterization and validation of cryogenic electro-optical assemblies, including the development and implementation of methods to characterize and validate these assemblies operating at cryogenic temperatures.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with the design and experimental teams across the company to learn from current best known methods
Review and provide feedback to the electro-optical assemblies design
Define figures of merits and validation plans for the cryogenic electro-optical assemblies
Design and build laboratory cryogenic setups comprised of light sources, detector, switches; function generators, oscilloscopes, etc. to validate design functionality of the electro-optical assemblies in cryogenic environments
Contribute to the development of software scripts to automatically drive the measurements setups and feed data into a database
Contribute to the development of algorithms to perform data analysis and extract key performance parameters
Contribute to the execution of the validation plans, including debugging and characterization the cryogenic electro-optical assemblies

Qualification

Cryogenic testingOptical test equipmentElectro-optical assembliesTest methods developmentData analysis algorithmsCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's Degree or above in Engineering, Physics or Material Science, and 3+ years of industry experience
Experience with testing in cryogenic environments
Experience working with optical and electrical test equipment such as optical power meters, lasers, optical spectrum analyzer (OSA), oscilloscopes, function generators (AWG), vector network analyzer (VNA)
Experience developing test methods and optimization, tuning/calibration algorithms
Experience working with single photon detectors is preferred
Experience working with optical fibers, photonic integrated circuits is preferred

Preferred

Experience working with single photon detectors
Experience working with optical fibers, photonic integrated circuits

Benefits

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Company

PsiQuantum

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PsiQuantum focuses on developing a scalable quantum computer using photonic qubits.
dateFounded in 2016
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://www.psiquantum.com

H1B Sponsorship

PsiQuantum has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (12)
2024 (10)
2023 (4)
2022 (7)
2021 (15)
2020 (5)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$2.3B
Key Investors
BlackRockAtomicoFounders Fund
2025-09-10Series E· $1B
2025-05-30Series Unknown· $22M
2024-11-05Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Peter Shadbolt
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Recent News

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