Cryostat Equipment Engineer

The role

This person will lead the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of advanced cryogenic systems. They will support quantum computing hardware by managing vacuum and instrumentation systems in an R&D and production environment.

What you will do

• Install and commission quantum computing cryostats
• Operate and maintain high-vacuum systems
• Develop and execute commissioning procedures and system validation protocols
• Monitor cryostat performance and perform maintenance
• Interface with instrumentation systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Maintain detailed documentation
• Support continuous improvement efforts
• Ensure compliance with safety standards

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Hands-on experience with high-vacuum or ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) systems
• Experience installing, commissioning, and maintaining complex equipment in a lab or industrial setting
• Familiarity with cryogenic systems
• Experience with instrumentation and data acquisition systems
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, P&IDs, and electrical schematics

Nice to have

• Experience working with cryostats in quantum computing, superconducting systems, or low-temperature physics environments
• Knowledge of vacuum system design, leak detection (helium mass spectrometry), and materials compatibility
• Familiarity with control systems (e.g., PLCs, LabVIEW, or similar platforms)
• Experience in a cleanroom or semiconductor environment
• Advanced degree in a relevant field

Benefits

• competitive health coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) with company match
• equity grants
• access to financial wellness tools and planning resources
• wellness benefits
• family support programs
• life and disability insurance
• paid leave programs
• company-designated paid holidays
• discretionary time off (DTO)
• end-of-year company shutdown

About the company

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers. Their architecture is based on silicon photonics to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.