Remote Senior Photonics Manufacturing Engineer – NPI

PsiQuantum; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PsiQuantum Milpitas, CA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Photonics Manufacturing & NPI to own the transition of advanced photonic hardware from R&D into pilot manufacturing and high-volume production.

You will collaborate across Process, Design, Test Validation, Supply Chain and Operations to develop scalable manufacturing methods for PICs, fiber optics, electro-optical systems, and cryogenic hardware supporting PsiQuantum's quantum computing platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in photonics, semiconductor, or high-reliability products.
• Proven track record transitioning products from R&D through NPI to production.
• Hands-on fiber optic manufacturing skills including stripping, cleaving, fusion splicing, routing, handling, inspection, and connectorization.
• Experience with PIC-based hardware is highly desirable.
• Experience with cleanroom manufacturing operations.
• Strong project management and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing process development for PIC-based photonic hardware through pilot production and scale-up.
• Serve as the Manufacturing Engineering lead during NPI bridging research prototypes to production.
• Develop scalable methods to increase production volumes while maintaining quality, reliability, and optical performance.
• Collaborate with Process and Design Engineering using DFM/DFA principles.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for precision photonic hardware incorporating PICs.
• Own precision fiber optic manufacturing processes including fiber stripping, cleaving, fusion splicing, routing, handling, inspection, and connectorization.
• Develop manufacturing processes for optical packaging, precision optical alignment, electro-optical integration, and final assembly.
• Support cleanroom manufacturing and assembly/integration of cryogenic hardware.
• Design, qualify, and optimize tooling, fixtures, workstations, and specialized assembly equipment.
• Establish and maintain workstations, calibration, equipment maintenance, and preventive maintenance schedules.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing engineering

DFM/DFA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Job description

PsiQuantum Milpitas, CA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Photonics Manufacturing & NPI to own the transition of advanced photonic hardware from R&D into pilot manufacturing and high-volume production.

You will collaborate across Process, Design, Test Validation, Supply Chain and Operations to develop scalable manufacturing methods for PICs, fiber optics, electro-optical systems, and cryogenic hardware supporting PsiQuantum's quantum computing platform.