Senior Test Automation Engineer, Photonics
PsiQuantum6 months ago
Base Salary
$155k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead a complex, high-speed electro-optical test station project from requirements definition through equipment sourcing, assembly, testing, and validation.
- Review subsystem designs integrating optics, electronics, firmware, software, and thermal components.
- Design and build laboratory setups using light sources, detectors, switches, function generators, oscilloscopes, and related equipment.
- Develop software scripts to automate measurement setups and feed collected data into a database.
- Develop software and algorithms to analyze data and extract key performance parameters.
- Develop test plans, standard test procedures, and automated test flows.
- Transfer test procedures and instructions to laboratory operators.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical science is required.
- At least 6 years of industry experience is required.
- Experience designing and testing high-speed electro-optical subsystems, such as telecommunications line cards, is required.
- Experience sourcing and testing test equipment, optical assemblies, and electronics is required.
- Proficiency in Python and object-oriented programming for automated data collection and analysis is required.
- Experience developing test methods, including tuning and calibration algorithms, is required.
- Experience interfacing with and automating optical hardware test equipment is required.
- Technical project management experience is preferred.
- Experience with manufacturing execution systems and SQL is preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time roles are eligible for equity and benefits.
- Base salary varies by location: $155,000–$180,000 in the Bay Area and $180,000–$200,000 elsewhere in the U.S.
About PsiQuantum
PsiQuantum builds photonic quantum computers designed to achieve fault-tolerant, million‑qubit scale, and develops algorithms and software for commercial use. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, and in 2024 announced government-funded projects to build utility-scale systems in Brisbane and Chicago. It collaborates with enterprise and defense customers, with publicly named partners including Lockheed Martin, Mercedes‑Benz, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Mitsubishi Chemical.