Director, High-Speed Electro-Optical Validation (Remote)

PsiQuantum; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PsiQuantum is seeking a Director of Electro-Optical Validation in Milpitas, CA (remote). This senior role leads validation and failure analysis for high-speed electro-optical hardware, including transceivers.

You will manage a team, shape testing strategies, and communicate with executives and engineers across multiple sites. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in optical validation and 5+ years in leadership, with deep hands-on expertise in VNAs, OSAs, BER testers, and real-time analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience in validating and testing optical systems.
• 5+ years of people management experience; director level preferred.
• Proven record of leading validation and failure analysis of high-speed electro-optical hardware, such as high-speed optical transceivers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for senior leadership and technical audiences.
• Direct experience validating Silicon Photonics assemblies, advanced optical modules, or multi-chip co-packaged systems.
• Expert with high-speed electro-optical devices and test equipment (electro-optical modulator, RF detector, pulsed lasers, real-time oscilloscope).
• Expert with high-speed and optical equipment including VNAs, DCAs, OSAs, and BER testers.
• Expert with debugging RF electronics, electro-optical driving architectures, embedded firmware and real time logic.

Skills

Team leadership

Validation & failure analysis

High-speed electro-optical hardware

Silicon Photonics validation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering

Tools

Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs)

Digital/Bit Error Rate Testers (BERTs)

Optical Spectrum Analyzers (OSAs)

RF test equipment

Real-time oscilloscopes

Job description

PsiQuantum is seeking a Director of Electro-Optical Validation in Milpitas, CA (remote). This senior role leads validation and failure analysis for high-speed electro-optical hardware, including transceivers.

You will manage a team, shape testing strategies, and communicate with executives and engineers across multiple sites. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in optical validation and 5+ years in leadership, with deep hands-on expertise in VNAs, OSAs, BER testers, and real-time analysis.