PsiQuantum

Layout Verification / PEX Engineer

Palo Alto, California, United States · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$150kDetected 2 days ago

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About the role

This role will focus on validating the electrical routing associated with photonic circuits, including routing for photonic devices, bias lines, heaters, phase shifters, modulators, monitor structures, control signals, and electrical I/O interfaces.
This is a hands-on execution role suited for a detail-oriented engineer who is comfortable working with EDA tools.
The engineer will run established DRC, LVS, ERC, antenna, density, and parasitic extraction flows

Validate electrical routing in photonic integrated circuit layouts, including routing for photonic devices, bias lines, heaters, phase shifters, modulators, monitor structures, control signals, and electrical I/O interfaces.
Maintain organized logs, reports, run directories, and status trackers.
Support block-level and chip-level verification activities prior to tapeout.
Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.
By leveraging the advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry-including partners like GlobalFoundries-we use the same high-volume processes that already produce billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics.
In 2024, PsiQuantum announced government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago, Illinois.

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Microelectronics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Basic knowledge of IC layout and physical verification concepts.
Familiarity with Linux or Unix environments.
Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established procedures.
Ability to contribute in a fast-moving start-up environment.
This work includes enabling new materials, process modules, and technology capabilities required to support PsiQuantum's product development roadmap for a commercially useful quantum computer.

Exposure to analog/mixed-signal ICs, or custom IC layout.
Experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Siemens Calibre, Cadence Pegasus/PVS, Cadence Quantus, and similar EDA tools.
Familiarity with post-layout simulation flows and extracted netlists.
Basic scripting experience in Python.
Exposure to silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits, or optoelectronics.
Demonstrated interest in quantum computing, silicon photonics, or advanced semiconductor technology.
PsiQuantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
Please report any suspicious activity to recruiting@psiquantum.com.

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers-machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised.
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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