Senior Engineer, System Calibration (Electro-Optics)

Job Title

Senior Engineer, System Calibration (Electro-Optics)

Role Summary

Lead the end-to-end calibration strategy for electro-optic subsystems used in prototype quantum-computing modules. The role spans hardware, firmware, and software and focuses on uptime, scalability, automation, and repeatability across integration and deployment stages.

Work cross-functionally with hardware, firmware, software, and operations teams to deliver robust, automated calibration routines and system-level validation support.

Experience Level

Senior. Typical background: M.S. +5 years industry experience or Ph.D. +3 years (detailed in Education Requirements).

Responsibilities

Accountable for defining, implementing, and validating calibration approaches that scale from lab prototypes to production subsystems.

• Own and drive calibration strategy for electro-optic subsystems through concept, integration, and deployment with uptime and scalability targets.
• Consolidate and structure calibration and operational data for components and sub-assemblies.
• Lead system-level calibration risk analysis and mitigation across hardware, firmware, and software interfaces.
• Develop requirements for hardware, firmware, and software to meet performance and uptime goals.
• Build modeling and analytical tools to predict how component calibrations interact at system scale and to model uptime impact.
• Prototype calibrations on benchtop setups and specify test requirements for integration testing.
• Implement calibration procedures in control software and integrate them into the system software stack.
• Provide system-level validation support, debugging, and root-cause analysis during prototyping and integration.
• Lead cross-functional working groups to align on high-risk calibrations and deployment plans.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to perform the role.

• Hands-on experience designing, characterizing, or calibrating electro-optic devices and subsystems.
• Experience developing and integrating complex systems spanning optical and electronic hardware, firmware, software, and data acquisition.
• Proven ability to translate technical concepts into clear requirements, models, and system frameworks.
• Experience writing control or calibration software and integrating routines into a larger software stack.
• Experience with system-level modeling, tracking calibration time vs. uptime, and identifying optimization opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts and drive alignment across teams.
• Strong debugging, validation, and root-cause analysis skills at system integration levels.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with integrated photonics, RF systems, or high-speed optical switching.
• Experience scaling calibration procedures for experimental or production environments with high reliability needs.
• Experience documenting system architectures, experimental processes, or hardware designs in a structured way.
• Interest or prior work in quantum computing or related advanced technologies.

Education Requirements

M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline with 5+ years of industry experience, or Ph.D. in those fields with 3+ years of industry experience. (These degree and experience requirements were stated in the source.)

About the Company

Company: PsiQuantum

Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA, United States

PsiQuantum develops silicon-photonic quantum computers aimed at building million-qubit, fault-tolerant systems. Founded in 2016, the company combines semiconductor manufacturing processes, photonic hardware, and quantum software to scale quantum systems for commercial and government applications.