Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Photonics Manufacturing & NPI

Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Photonics Manufacturing & NPI at Psi Quantum, Milpitas, California (remote). A senior-level full time position in the 3360 - Lab Operations team, listed under business operations.

This role serves as the manufacturing engineering owner responsible for transitioning advanced photonic hardware from Research & Development into pilot manufacturing, production, and eventual high-volume manufacturing.

Working closely with Process Engineering, Design Engineering, Test Validation Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations, you will develop scalable manufacturing processes for hardware and subassemblies incorporating photonic integrated circuits (PICs), precision fiber optic assemblies, electro-optical systems, and cryogenic hardware supporting Psi Quantum's quantum computing platform.

This position requires extensive hands-on experience with precision optical assembly, fiber optic manufacturing, cleanroom operations, and New Product Introduction (NPI), while establishing manufacturing processes that meet quality, reliability, throughput, and cost objectives.

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Actual compensation may vary outside of these ranges and is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's qualifications, relevant education and training, competencies, experience, geographic location, business needs, and internal equity. Your recruiter can share more details about the salary range applicable to your location during the hiring process.

• Zone 1 - Bay Area and NYC
• Zone 2 - Examples include Los Angeles and Washington DC
• Zone 3 - Examples include Austin, Chicago, and Sacramento
• Zone 4 - Examples include Nashville and Phoenix/Tempe and many remote locations

• Lead manufacturing process development for PIC-based photonic hardware, fiber optic assemblies, electro-optical hardware, and precision opto-mechanical systems from R&D through pilot production and manufacturing scale-up.
• Serve as the Manufacturing Engineering lead during New Product Introduction (NPI), bridging research prototypes into robust, production-ready manufacturing processes.
• Develop scalable manufacturing methods supporting increased production volumes while maintaining quality, reliability, and optical performance.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering and Design Engineering using DFM/DFA principles.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for precision photonic hardware incorporating PICs.
• Own precision fiber optic manufacturing processes including fiber stripping, cleaving, fusion splicing, handling, routing, connectorization, inspection, and strain relief.
• Develop manufacturing processes for optical packaging, precision optical alignment, electro-optical integration, and final assembly.
• Support cleanroom manufacturing and assembly/integration of cryogenic hardware.
• Design, qualify, and optimize tooling, fixtures, workstations, and specialized assembly equipment.
• Establish and maintain workstations, calibration, equipment maintenance, and preventive maintenance schedules.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting complex photonic, semiconductor, optical, precision electromechanical, or other high-reliability products.
• Demonstrated success transitioning products from R&D through NPI, pilot production, manufacturing ramp, and sustained production.
• Hands-on experience with…