Senior Optical Packaging & Assembly Engineer

<p><span data-contrast="auto">PsiQuantum’s&nbsp;mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reach. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportation, materials, and other foundational industries.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Our architecture and approach&nbsp;is&nbsp;based on silicon photonics. By&nbsp;leveraging&nbsp;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. Photonics offers natural advantages for scale: photons&nbsp;don’t&nbsp;feel heat, are immune to electromagnetic interference, and integrate with existing cryogenic cooling and standard fiber-optic infrastructure.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In 2024,&nbsp;PsiQuantum&nbsp;announced government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago, Illinois. These initiatives reflect a growing recognition that quantum computing will be strategically and economically defining—and that now is the time to scale.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">PsiQuantum&nbsp;also develops the algorithms and software needed to make these systems commercially valuable. Our application, software, and industry teams work directly with leading Fortune 500 companies—including Lockheed Martin, Mercedes-Benz, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Mitsubishi Chemical—to prepare quantum solutions for real-world impact.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Quantum computing is not an extension of classical computing. It&nbsp;represents&nbsp;a fundamental shift—and a path to mastering challenges that cannot be&nbsp;solved&nbsp;any other way. The potential is enormous, and we have a clear&nbsp;path&nbsp;to make it real.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Come join us.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong>Job Summary: </strong></p> <p>The Senior Optical Packaging Engineer is responsible for developing &amp; implementing high-performance, robust &amp; scalable opto-electronic packaging workflows for a variety of chip-based photonic integrated circuits. This work will be carried out in PsiQuantum’s UK R&amp;D facility located in Daresbury Lab.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop an optical package and fibre-to-chip alignment scheme that allows for high alignment accuracy and scalable assembly.</li> <li>Help develop packaging prototypes &amp; scalable fibre-to-chip packaging flows and processes.</li> <li>Review packaging design BOMs, work with supply chain on procuring parts needed for assembly.</li> <li>Work with our internal packaging team and external vendors on transferring &amp; scaling packaging designs and processes based on successful prototypes.</li> <li>Work with external vendors and suppliers to source required materials and provide feedback on evolving requirements.&nbsp;</li> <li>Working with external partners to develop advanced opto-electronic packaging solutions.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Experience/Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Master’s Degree or above in Optical Engineering, Physics or equivalent.</li> <li>3+ years of experience working on PIC packaging design &amp; qualification.</li> <li>5+ years of experience working with optical fibers, optical measurements.</li> <li>3+ years of experience working on FAU / optical connector to chip attachment.</li> <li>Experience with optical data analysis.</li> </ul> <div class="_2rkosqtm _1yt4pxbi _1h6dmuej _189ee4h9 _1dqonqa1"> <div class="_1mizpxbi"> <div class="_1mersqtm _tozc1axk _wcrer5cv _z5g01elr _fqcc1j9a _134qidpf _1j3oidpf _i8deidpf _khn8idpf _ikv0r5cv _xs831j9a _fpgd1p6i _43j11j9a _1g6v1p6i _1mip1j9a _10i81d5g _1n9x1d5g _1vxg1j9a _11yx1j9a"> <div class="_1e0c1txw _vchhusvi _gy1ppxbi _1p57pxbi _2lx21bp4 _1bah1fhb"> <div class="css-79elbk"> <div class="css-14vmvkv"> <div class="css-9kqgxe" data-testid="proforma-form-index-form-card-container-1"> <div class="css-1ntuvde"> <div class="css-rfzzk1"> <div class="css-ropgnd"> <div class="ak-renderer-wrapper is-undefined css-1jke4yk"> <div class="css-ewh3q5"> <div class="ak-renderer-document"> <div class="ak-renderer-extension " data-layout="default"> <div class="ak-renderer-extension-overflow-container"> <div class="css-81kdnu">&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pf-dialog-container"></div> </div> </div> </div> <p>PsiQuantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. 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