# Staff AI Product Engineer, FW/SW at psiquantum

- Company: psiquantum
- What the company does: PsiQuantum is on a mission to build the first commercially useful quantum computer to solve humanity. Backed by Founders Fund and Redpoint.
- Company website: https://www.psiquantum.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Milpitas, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://www.psiquantum.com/apply?gh_jid=8034699003&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/psiquantum-staff-ai-product-engineer-fw-sw/

## About the role

This is a senior individual contributor role operating at the intersection of silicon photonics, embedded systems, electronics, controls, and system software . The engineer will be responsible for translating photonic device and system requirements into robust control algorithms, firmware, APIs, diagnostics, and system-level software. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Controls Engineering, Physics , or a related technical discipline
- Significant professional experience developing firmware and software for complex embedded systems
- Strong programming experience in C/C++ for embedded systems
- Experience with Python or similar languages for automation, system test, data analysis, and hardware control
- Strong understanding of embedded processors, microcontrollers, memory architectures, interrupts, timing, concurrency, and hardware interfaces
- Experience with RTOS and/or embedded Linux environments

Tags: Engineering

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