PsiQuantum
Principal System Integration Lead (Quantum Hardware)
Milpitas, California, United States · Principal · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$195k-$220kDetected 78 days ago
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About the role
- You will be a primary technical integrator and communicator who brings clarity, alignment, and execution discipline to a fast-moving environment.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end system-level requirements decomposition into subsystem specs (photonics, electronics, thermal, mechanical, controls, firmware/software interfaces, infrastructure).
- Define and maintain the system architecture baseline as designs evolve-managing changes while protecting system integrity.
- Lead cross-functional integration
- Coordinate across internal teams including facilities, photonics, electronics, system design engineers, test/validation, packaging, thermal, mechanical, reliability, and other technical leads.
- Engage external stakeholders and vendors/partners as needed to ensure interface compatibility, delivery alignment, and integration readiness.
- Drive integration readiness reviews, interface alignment, and subsystem bring-up plans.
- Own interfaces, trade-offs, and decisions
- Establish and manage ICDs (Interface Control Documents), system block diagrams, integration specifications, and dependency maps.
- Lead system-level trade studies and decision processes across competing constraints (performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, schedule, facility constraints).
- Identify integration risks early and own mitigations, contingencies, and escalation paths.
Requirements
- MS in a relevant engineering field (Electronics, Optics, Photonics, EE/CE, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, etc.) with 10+ years of industry experience, or
- PhD in a similar field with 6+ years of industry experience.
- Must have demonstrated experience in electronic-photonics systems (mixed-domain integration: optical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, controls).
- Strong understanding of system integration principles: requirements, interfaces, verification, reliability, and integration/test planning.
- Track record of driving cross-functional execution and resolving complex technical dependencies.
- ability to translate complex technical topics into clear decisions and actionable plans.
- Education & experience
- Technical background
Nice to have
- Background in data-center-scale system integration (large infrastructure, facility constraints, high availability, safety, commissioning, operational readiness).
- Experience integrating systems that span facility + hardware + controls/software, including deployment/commissioning in operational environments.
- Familiarity with formal systems engineering tools and methods (MBSE, DOORS/Jama, configuration management, structured V&V).
- Please report any suspicious activity to recruiting@psiquantum.com.
- One is for the Bay Area (within 50 miles of HQ, Palo Alto), the second one (if applicable) is for elsewhere in the US (beyond 50 miles of HQ, Palo Alto).
- Base pay is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Compensation
- $195,000 - $220,000 USD
- Bay Area Pay Range
- $250,000 - $260,000 USD
- The ranges below reflect the target ranges for a new hire base salary.
- U.S. Base Pay Range
Benefits
- Full time roles are eligible for equity and benefits.
Company info
- We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
- Base pay is only one part of the total compensation package.
- PsiQuantum will only reach out to you using an official PsiQuantum email address and will never ask you for bank account information as part of the interview process.
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