PsiQuantum is on a mission to build the first commercially useful quantum computer to solve humanity. Backed by Founders Fund and Redpoint.
About the role
The technical lead for the single photon source validation will be responsible for successfully drive validation projects including the planning, the design of experiments and characterization of electro-optical assemblies based on single photon source generation optical circuits and superconductive single photon detectors.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s Degree or above in Engineering, Physics or Material Science, and 12+ years of industry experience
- Proven track record on leading complex, cross-functional projects, related to the introduction of new concepts into successful products
- Experience with single photon detectors and testing in cryogenic environments
- Experience with non-linear optical photonic integrated circuits
- Experience working with optical and electrical test equipment such as optical power meters, lasers, optical spectrum analyzer (OSA), oscilloscopes, function generators (AWG), vector network analyzer (VNA)
- Experience developing test methods and optimization, tuning/calibration algorithms
More about this role
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,...
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