Staff Fiber Optics System Engineer

The role

The Staff Fiber Optics System Engineer supports Optical Distribution Network design and integration. This role involves the design, development, integration, and validation of fiber networks and hardware for quantum systems.

What you will do

• Support end-to-end system fiber link architecture connecting subsystems, PICs and control systems
• Drive link component designs working cross-functionally with mechanical and electrical engineers and system technical leads
• Create detailed fiber designs for complex optical distribution networks including routing, splice plans, and overall optical I/O
• Contribute to link budgets and calculations to meet System Architecture requirements
• Define guidelines for fiber routing, splicing, connectorization, cleanliness, and handling
• Work with vendors to evaluate and qualify advanced fiber optic components
• Perform Python scripting to control lab equipment and proprietary systems
• Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally

Required qualifications

• M.S. or PhD in Physics, Optical or Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years industry experience
• 5+ years experience designing, validating and testing fiber networks and fiber optical systems
• Experience in fiber optics, including loss mechanisms, dispersion, nonlinear effects, polarization, and phase stability
• Experience designing fiber optic systems, fiber networking and working with advanced splice equipment and optimization, fiber handling and routing
• Experience working with optical test equipment including power meters, optical backscatter reflectometers (OBR), optical spectrum analyzer (OSA)
• Experience working with instrumentation used in the photonics and/or the electronics industry
• Experience with software controls in Python
• Experience developing test methods and optimization, tuning algorithms
• Experience in product lifecycles, transitioning from R&D to product development
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills

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. The company uses silicon photonics to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.