Senior Automation Test Engineer, PsiQuantum
$135-190k
+ Equity
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Quantum computer builder
Job no longer available
Quantum computer builder
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$135-190k
+ Equity
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build and deploy useful, fault tolerant quantum computers.
Role
Who you are
- Degree in software engineering, electrical engineers, computer science, or related field. MS preferred
- 7+ years of industry experience
- Able to take a testplan and architecture and design and release the test software
- Experience with Python, GUIs and databases
- Experience with working directly with hardware
- Experience of other programming languages (C++, C#) is a plus
- Experience in creating documentation needed to support the design and use of test software
- Ability to collaborate effectively across functional areas (FW, digital design, IC design)
- Excellent communication skills
What the job involves
- Our team is building a utility scale quantum computer and the software tools needed to build fault tolerant quantum applications
- We’re a highly motivated and collaborative group focused on a singular goal - building the world’s first useful quantum computer on the fastest path possible
- There’s much more work to be done and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us on this extraordinary journey!
- Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and FPGA engineers to define and document testing requirements for evaluation boards and system boards
- Define, document, and implement automated test scripts for validation testing of hardware and regression testing of new firmware and FPGA releases in a continuous integration pipeline
- Define hardware-in-loop tests to stress test the system for performance and reliability
- Create specialized tools that enable integration testing, validating that the system functions correctly under a range operational conditions
- Develop the necessary GUIs and databases needed for the test software
- Maintain and support the test software
- Write documentation for the test software: requirements, specifications and manuals
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 7 rounds)
Jun 2025
$1bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jun 2024
$125m
CONVERTIBLE
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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