Lead Electro-Optic Box Design Engineer — Quantum Photonics

PSI Quantum; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with company match

Equity grants

Wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

PsiQuantum is seeking a Senior Electro-Optic System Design Engineer to drive hands-on design and execution of electro-optic boxes. You will collaborate with the System Design team and cross-functional partners to deliver working, robust box solutions.

The role requires leading design efforts, defining requirements, and ensuring production-ready integration across complex systems with PICs, fiber networks, and advanced optical test equipment.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Physics, Optical or Electrical Engineering with 5+ years industry experience.
• 5+ years industry experience designing, validating and testing electro-optic systems.
• Expertise in cross-functional product development.
• Experience designing fiber optic systems, working with photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and fiber networking.
• Successful delivery of electro-optic products to production.
• Successful integration of products into complex systems.
• Experience working with optical test equipment including power meters, optical backscatter reflectometers (OBR), optical spectrum analyzer (OSA).
• Strong organizational skills, excellent communication skills, attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Strong critical thinking, creative, innovative, analytical, and detail oriented problem-solving skill.
• Ability to work independently with limited direction.

Responsibilities

• Define design requirements for boxes to meet System Architecture system specifications.
• Lead the design, development, and qualification of boxes to meet these requirements. Work with cross-functional teams to execute designs.
• Work as both the box design lead and TPM to deliver working box designs - requires excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Develop a deep understanding of system functionality, PIC and EIC functionality, thermal requirements, fiber network requirements in current and future systems.
• Define test specifications and work closely with Build Process and Validation teams.
• Python scripting, calling Controls SW APIs / drivers to control lab equipment and proprietary systems.
• Adapt to new challenges and develop new skills to suit the task at hand.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Electro-optic design

Fiber optics

PICs

Optical testing

Cross-functional

Python scripting

System integration

Quality delivery

Education

MS/PhD in Physics/Optical/EE

Tools

OBR

OSA

Power meters

Job description

PsiQuantum is seeking a Senior Electro-Optic System Design Engineer to drive hands-on design and execution of electro-optic boxes. You will collaborate with the System Design team and cross-functional partners to deliver working, robust box solutions.

The role requires leading design efforts, defining requirements, and ensuring production-ready integration across complex systems with PICs, fiber networks, and advanced optical test equipment.