Principal Hardware Engineer - Photonic Systems (Remote)

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

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.