Principal Hardware Engineer

Psiquantum; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) match

Equity grants

Paid time off

Job summary

PsiQuantum in Milpitas, California (remote) is seeking a Principal Hardware Design Engineer to support the Electronics team working on photonic switching products. You will collaborate across thermal, mechanical, firmware, and optical engineers to meet system requirements.

The role emphasizes robust PCB design, high-speed signaling, and SI/EMI optimization, with responsibilities spanning schematic capture, layout, testing, data analysis, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent.
• 10 years of product development experience, leading to volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Architect a PCB hardware design from a functional requirements document.
• Design, create schematics, and oversee PCB layout of analog and digital circuitry including DACs/ADCs, high-speed transceivers, FPGAs, microcontrollers, clock distribution, and power distribution.
• Ensure robust signal integrity and EMI suppression in all designs.
• Design and create test set-ups for testing electro-optic modules.
• Characterize, optimize, and debug analog, digital, and electro-optic circuitry using equipment such as oscilloscopes, VNAs, signal generators, multimeters, and power supplies.
• Develop bench software to drive measurements.
• Analyze data and extract key performance parameters.
• Maintain detailed documentation of hardware designs, test results, and design changes.
• SI simulation using Cadence and Ansys tools

Skills

PCB design

Signal integrity

EMI suppression

Education

Master's or PhD in EE / Physics

Tools

Cadence

Ansys

Job description

Principal Hardware Engineer at PsiQuantum, Milpitas, California (remote). A lead-level full time position in the 6150 - Biz Dev - Optical Circuit Switch team, listed under hardware engineering.

Job Summary

The mission of PsiQuantum's Principal Hardware Design Engineer role is to support the Electronics team for our photonic switching products. This engineer will collaborate in cross-functional teams of thermal, mechanical, firmware, and optical engineers. The designs will meet the requirements of the overall system architecture and product requirements.

Note: PsiQuantum will only reach out to you using an official PsiQuantum email address and will never ask you for bank account information as part of the interview process. Please report any suspicious activity to [e-mail] .

Actual compensation may vary outside of these ranges and is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's qualifications, relevant education and training, competencies, experience, geographic location, business needs, and internal equity. Your recruiter can share more details about the salary range applicable to your location during the hiring process.

• Zone 1 - Bay Area and NYC
• Zone 2 - Examples include Los Angeles and Washington DC
• Zone 3 - Examples include Austin, Chicago, and Sacramento
• Zone 4 - Examples include Nashville and Phoenix/Tempe and many remote locations

This position includes the following benefits: competitive health coverage for you and your dependents, 401(k) with company match, equity grants, access to financial wellness tools and planning resources, wellness benefits, family support programs, life and disability insurance, paid leave programs, company-designated paid holidays, discretionary time off (DTO), and an end-of-year company shutdown. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements and may vary based on location, role, or employment status. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Responsibilities

• Architect a PCB hardware design from an functional requirements document.
• Design, create schematics, and oversee PCB layout of analog and digital circuitry consisting of but not limited to DAC’s, ADC’s , high-speed transceivers, FPGA's, microcontrollers, clock distribution, power supply filters, inrush current limiters and power distribution.
• Ensure robust signal integrity and EMI suppression in all designs.
• Design and create test set-ups for testing of electro-optic modules.
• Characterize, optimize, and debug analog, digital, and electro-optic circuitry using equipment such as mixed signal & sampling oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, signal generators, multimeters, DC power supplies.
• Develop bench software to drive measurements.
• Analyze data and extract key performance parameters.
• Maintain detailed documentation of hardware designs, test results, and design changes.
• SI simulation using Cadence and Ansys tools

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. Degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Physics or equivalent.
• 10 years of relevant experience in product development and release to volume manufacturing leading to multiple successful commercial products.