# Thermal Mechanical Engineer 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
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Milpitas, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.psiquantum.com/apply?gh_jid=7767545003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/psiquantum-thermal-mechanical-engineer/

## About the role

The system engineering department is hiring a thermal mechanical engineer. You will be responsible for performing structural and thermal simulations to optimize the design of electro-optical sub-assemblies. Your work will directly impact on the performance and reliability of our quantum computer sub-systems.

## What they're looking for

- M.Sc., or Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Physics or related field
- 5+years of hands-on modeling and simulation experience in the semiconductor industry
- Strong understanding of thermal conduction and convective heat transfer methodologies
- Deep knowledge of solid mechanics principles, including stress, strain, fatigue, creep, constitutive models of elastic, visco-plastic, and plastic materials
- Proficiency with simulation tools such as ANSYS (Mechanical, Icepak and Fluent), COMSOL, or equivalent, including nonlinear and transient analyses
- Working knowledge of lab-scale validation techniques

Tags: Engineering