System Integration and Commissioning, Manager

PsiQuantum’s 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. 

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. 

Our architecture and approach is based on silicon photonics. 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. Photonics offers natural advantages for scale: photons don’t feel heat, are immune to electromagnetic interference, and integrate with existing cryogenic cooling and standard fiber-optic infrastructure. 

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. These initiatives reflect a growing recognition that quantum computing will be strategically and economically defining—and that now is the time to scale. 

PsiQuantum 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. 

Quantum computing is not an extension of classical computing. It represents a fundamental shift—and a path to mastering challenges that cannot be solved any other way. The potential is enormous, and we have a clear path to make it real. 

Come join us. 

Job Summary: 

The system build and validation department is looking for an experienced manager who can help guide and grow the system commissioning team, contribute to the long-term strategy for the commissioning of PsiQ Quantum Computers, and is willing to jump into technical issues and drive them to a solution quickly.

The system commissioning manager will lead the development and execution of all aspects related to system commissioning projects from initial engagement, design reviews, checklists, safety support, script development, vendor coordination, testing and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and grow a team of engineers focused on system commissioning activities.
• Lead the projects related to the commissioning of quantum computing systems.
• Identify potential challenges for large-scale deployment and mitigation strategies.
• Guide the team in developing checklists, testing capabilities, and standard procedures to verify the system installation.
• Work closely with other validation teams to ensure the commissioning plan matches subsystem validation and quantum validation flows and criteria.
• Work closely with on-site staff to train for installation, including electrical, optical, mechanical, thermal, software, and safety needs

Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physical science with 10+ years of industry experience related to system validation, NPI or system engineering.
• 4+ years of manager experience.
• Strong leadership and effective communication skills.
• Experience with NPI and development of procedures and work instructions.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex situations and utilize troubleshooting skills, systems, and tools, and creative problem-solving abilities under pressure.
• Proven record of accomplishment of working within and across groups in a dynamic environment and on multiple projects.
• Experience in device installation and testing, software/firmware upgrade, re-bootstrapping, and decommission.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, optical network diagrams, mechanical drawings, and specifications.
• Experience with data center, server room, or supercomputer commissioning and maintenance is preferred.

PsiQuantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. PsiQuantum does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable laws.

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