Senior Foundry Test Engineer

Entangled Future; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PsiQuantum in Albany, New York (remote) is seeking a Senior Foundry Test Engineer to join the Engineering team on a full-time basis.

The role focuses on wafer-level photonic test, data analysis, and troubleshooting of optical/system-level issues while collaborating with R&D and NPI groups.

Qualifications

• BS degree required, PhD preferred.
• Wafer-level photonic test or characterization.
• Fiber and FAU based high-speed testing.
• Data analysis.
• Ability to troubleshoot optical and system-level problems.
• Python/SQL or other programming is beneficial.
• Experience with R&D and NPI environments.
• Experience with fab process flows and understanding impact of process variance on measurement.

Skills

Wafer photonics testing

Data analysis

Optical troubleshooting

Python/SQL programming

R&D and NPI experience

Fab process knowledge

BS degree

PhD preferred

Education

BS degree

PhD preferred

Job description

Senior Foundry Test Engineer at PsiQuantum, Greater, Albany, New York (remote). A senior-level full time position in the Engineering team, listed under business operations.

PsiQuantum’s mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems. Quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reach. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportation, materials, and other foundational industries. Our architecture and approach is based on silicon photonics. By leveraging the advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry—including partners like GlobalFoundries—we use the same high-volume processes that already produce billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics. Photonics offers natural advantages for scale: photons don’t feel heat, are immune to electromagnetic interference, and integrate with existing cryogenic cooling and standard fiber-optic infrastructure. In 2024, PsiQuantum announced government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago, Illinois. These initiatives reflect a growing recognition that quantum computing will be strategically and economically defining—and that now is the time to scale. PsiQuantum also develops the algorithms and software needed to make these systems commercially valuable. Our application, software, and industry teams work directly with leading Fortune 500 companies—including Lockheed Martin, Mercedes-Benz, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Mitsubishi Chemical—to prepare quantum solutions for real-world impact. Quantum computing is not an extension of classical computing. It represents a fundamental shift—and a path to mastering challenges that cannot be solved any other way. The potential is enormous, and we have a clear path to make it real. Come join us. Job Summary: This role will focus on supporting

Requirements

• BS minimum, PhD preferred.
• Wafer level photonic test or characterization.
• Fiber and FAU based high speed testing.
• Data analysis.
• Ability to troubleshoot optical and system level problems.
• Python/sql/other programming is highly beneficial.
• Experience working with engineers and technologists in R&D and NPI environments.
• Experience with fab process flows and understanding the impact of various process variance on measurement.