Staff System Electronics Engineer, PsiQuantum
$215-230k
+ Equity
Office located in Milpitas, CA
Quantum computer builder
Open for applications
Quantum computer builder
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$215-230k
+ Equity
Office located in Milpitas, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build and deploy useful, fault tolerant quantum computers.
Role
Who you are
- BS, M.S. or PhD in Physics, Optical or Electrical Engineering with 10+ years experience
- Experience with RF design and testing, EMI suppression, FPGA's, microcontrollers, clock distribution, power distribution, grounding schemes, FW and SW controls
- Experience with hardware development of active photonic integrated circuits (PICs), optical transceivers, RF products and system integration
- Expertise in cross-functional complex product development
- Experience with software controls in Python
- Experience in product lifecycles, transitioning from R&D to product development
- Strong organizational skills, excellent communication skills, attention to detail and ability to multitask
- Strong critical thinking, creative, innovative, analytical, and detail oriented problem-solving skill
- Ability to work independently with limited direction
What the job involves
- The Staff System Electronics Engineer reports into the System Design organization. This role leads the Electronic Distribution Network (EDN) design and owns the EDN in current and future systems
- This includes the design, development, integration and validation of electro-optic hardware including power distribution
- They will be responsible to bridge component-level electronics and top-level system requirements, ensuring functionality, reliability, and performance
- Design: Define system hardware electronic design requirements, including power distribution, timing distribution, electrical cabling, electrical connectivity and integration of electronic subsystems and components
- Validation: Define system electronic validation requirements at the sub-assembly level and board-level
- Integration & trouble-shooting: Ensure hardware, firmware, software works together effectively within the electro-optic systems
- Documentation: Prepare technical documentation, specifications, and reports for the EDN
- Project Management: As the technical lead, coordinate cross-functionally to meet requirements and schedule with System Design leads, Electronics Design, Packaging Design, Validation, System Commissioning, System Architecture, and Quantum Operating Software teams
Our take
Quantum computing will change the world more than any other imminent technological development, and PsiQuantum sits at the forefront of the charge to build the first quantum computer that will actually work.
The company is unique for the scale of their ambitions. Rather than focusing on what they term “intermediate milestones” like building smaller proof of concept systems, PsiQuantum builds the first large-scale, error-corrected computer, using photonics to deliver over 1,000,000 qubits (current quantum machines have yet to cross the 1,000 qubit mark).
There are plenty of companies building quantum computers, including the likes of IBM and Google, but these prototypical machines lack the size to correct errors, making them exponentially less useful than what PsiQuantum aims for. While other companies operate in the same sphere, PsiQuantum is unequivocally a leader in its field, founded by world-class academics and recently securing $1B in funding, making it the largest funding round for a quantum computing startup.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2025
$1bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2025
$0.6m
GRANT
Total funding: $2.7bn
Company benefits
- Financial & Retirement: 401(k) with company match, equity grants, and access to financial wellness tools and planning resources.
- Health: Competitive health coverage for you and your dependents that go beyond your standard medical, dental & vision.
- Wellness: $200 quarterly health reimbursement, 12 therapy + 6 coaching sessions with Modern Health for you and depndents, and annual membership to Care.com.
- Time Off: Discretionary Time Off (DTO) for full-time employees in addition to federal holidays and an end-of-year company shut-down.
- Family Leave: 12 weeks of paid parental leave with the support of a dedicated leave consultant.
- Flexible WOrk: Work in office, hybrid, or remote depending on your team and location.
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Jeremy O'Brien
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to founding PsiQuantum, researched and taught at universities across the world, including Bristol, Stanford, Osaka, Sydney and Queensland.
Mark Thompson
(Co-Founder & Chief Technologist)Previously worked as an R&D Engineer at Toshiba and was a research fellow at the University of Cambridge. Is currently a Professor of Quantum Photonics at Bristol University as well as Chief Technologist at PsiQuantum.
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