Photonics Engineer, Quantum Circuits & Data Analytics

PsiQuantum; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

401(k) with company match

Equity grants

Wellness benefits

Paid leave programs

Company-designated holidays

Job summary

PsiQuantum is building a general-purpose silicon photonic quantum computer, delivering solutions with impact across industries. The team designs photonic circuits, runs data-driven analyses, and develops software for photonic design and performance evaluation.

The role emphasizes collaboration across system, design, and test teams, with a strong emphasis on Python, Mathematica, and data analysis to drive scalable quantum architectures. Competitive compensation applies to multiple U.S. zones.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science.
• 5 years of relevant work or academic research experience in integrated photonics.

Responsibilities

• Collaboration with system team on product requirement and developing PIC screening plan.
• Data-driven modeling of photonic devices and circuits.
• Design and optimization of multi-component photonic circuits.
• Data analysis to evaluate and understand the performance of photonic devices and circuits.
• Design, development, and deployment of software solutions for diverse photonic design and data analysis projects.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams of foundry and testing experts on photonic circuit validation, screening and improvement.

Skills

Photonic design

Data analysis

Python programming

Communication skills

Collaboration

Mathematica

Education

PhD or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science

Tools

Python

Mathematica

AWS services

SQL

Job description

PsiQuantum is building a general-purpose silicon photonic quantum computer, delivering solutions with impact across industries. The team designs photonic circuits, runs data-driven analyses, and develops software for photonic design and performance evaluation.

The role emphasizes collaboration across system, design, and test teams, with a strong emphasis on Python, Mathematica, and data analysis to drive scalable quantum architectures. Competitive compensation applies to multiple U.S. zones.