PsiQuantum
Senior Engineer, System Automation (Device Interfaces)
Milpitas, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$140k-$180kDetected 134 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsEmbedded SystemsEMI/EMCSystems EngineeringElectrical EngineeringCommunication
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About the role
- This role shapes how in-house hardware capabilities are exposed and used across the system.
- Python-accessible interfaces that integrate cleanly through the hardware abstraction layer and control stack.
- Better system bring-up, debugging, and integration confidence.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive device interface requirements for photonic/electro-optic devices and related in-house hardware.
- Consolidate inputs from device design, calibration, automation, software, firmware, and integration teams.
- Drive ambiguous interface needs to closure by resolving requirements, tradeoffs, and ownership across teams.
- Control Stack Integration & Modelling Support
- Partner with software engineers to integrate device interfaces through the control stack.
- Support modelling efforts that depend on device behavior, capabilities, or control workflow assumptions.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience in systems engineering, hardware automation, embedded systems, controls, test/integration, scientific software, or a related field.
- Experience working hands on with complex hardware systems spanning firmware, software, and test/integration environments.
- Experience translating system-level use cases into clear software, firmware, interface, or test requirements.
- Develop a strong understanding of calibration workflows to identify required device capabilities, edge cases, sequencing needs, and operational constraints.
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Optical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Strong Python development skills for hardware control, automation, prototyping, debugging, integration, and test development.
- Proven ability to drive ambiguous technical requirements to closure across multiple engineering teams.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with photonic, electro-optic, optical, RF, or related hardware systems.
- Experience defining or using device APIs, hardware abstraction layers, firmware-exposed interfaces, instrument drivers, or control-system APIs.
- Experience with calibration workflows, automated calibration routines, or experimental control systems.
- Familiarity with firmware constraints such as latency, determinism, bandwidth limits, sequencing, and real-time behavior.
- Experience with system-level modelling, device behavior modelling, or hardware/control interface modelling.
- Experience defining integration tests, hardware-in-the-loop tests, or validation plans for device interfaces.
- Track record of driving alignment across hardware, firmware, software, and test teams.
- PsiQuantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
Compensation
- $140,000 - $180,000 USD
- Bay Area Pay Range
- $180,000 - $210,000 USD
Company info
- Note: 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.
- We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
- At PsiQuantum, we are developing prototype modules that will scale into a datacenter-sized, fault-tolerant quantum computer.
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