Senior Photonics Manufacturing Engineer - NPI & Scale-Up

PSI Quantum; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with company match

Equity grants

Wellness programs

Paid leave

Job summary

PsiQuantum in Milpitas, CA, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Owner to transition advanced photonic hardware from R&D into pilot manufacturing, production, and high-volume manufacturing.

You will collaborate with Process, Design, Test Validation, Supply Chain, and Operations to develop scalable manufacturing processes for hardware including PICs, precision fiber optic assemblies, electro-optical systems, and cryogenic components used in PsiQuantum's platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field.
• 8+ years in manufacturing engineering for photonic/semiconductor/high-reliability products.
• Experience transitioning R&D to NPI and production.
• Hands-on fiber optic processes including stripping, cleaving, splicing, and inspection.
• Experience with cleanroom manufacturing.
• Experience with PFMEAs, Control Plans, SPC, validation, and DFM/DFA.
• Experience preparing processes for CM transfer.
• Excellent project management and cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing process development for PIC-based photonic hardware through scale-up.
• Lead during New Product Introduction (NPI), bridging research prototypes into production-ready processes.
• Develop scalable methods for higher volumes while maintaining quality.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering and Design Engineering using DFM/DFA principles.
• Develop manufacturing methods for PIC-based hardware.
• Own precision fiber optic manufacturing processes including stripping, cleaving, fusion splicing, handling, routing, connectorization, inspection, and strain relief.
• Develop manufacturing processes for optical packaging, alignment, integration, and final assembly.
• Support cleanroom manufacturing and cryogenic hardware assembly.
• Design tooling, fixtures, workstations, and specialized assembly equipment.
• Establish and maintain workstations, calibration, equipment maintenance, and preventive maintenance schedules.
• Drive 5S and visual management initiatives.
• Develop manufacturing documentation including work instructions, process flows, travelers, tooling documentation, and training materials.
• Support production through troubleshooting, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and engineering changes.
• Drive Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) focused on yield, throughput, quality, cycle time, ergonomics, and cost.
• Develop process controls, inspection methods, acceptance criteria, PFMEAs, Control Plans, SPC, DOE, MSA, and process validation.
• Lead manufacturing readiness activities and support Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRRs) and Production Transfer Gate Reviews.
• Prepare mature manufacturing processes to CM partners.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional communication

Lean Manufacturing

5S

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Electrical/Physics or related

Tools

Fiber stripping

Fusion splicing

Optical alignment

Automation equipment

Job description

PsiQuantum in Milpitas, CA, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Owner to transition advanced photonic hardware from R&D into pilot manufacturing, production, and high-volume manufacturing.

You will collaborate with Process, Design, Test Validation, Supply Chain, and Operations to develop scalable manufacturing processes for hardware including PICs, precision fiber optic assemblies, electro-optical systems, and cryogenic components used in PsiQuantum's platform.