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Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems. \nQuantum 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. \nOur 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. \nThat approach has since been tested at the highest level of scrutiny the U.S. government applies to emerging technology, and it has held up. In 2025, PsiQuantum closed a $1 billion funding round that valued the company at $7 billion. In 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce signed a $100 million Letter of Intent under the CHIPS and Science Act, followed by a $125 million agreement with DARPA under Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, PsiQuantum's most valuable U.S. government agreement to date. This year, we also broke ground on our utility-scale quantum computer in Brisbane, Australia, and continued building out our Chicago site. Victor Peng, our CEO, and co-founder Jeremy O'Brien, now Executive Chairman, lead a team and board that reflects how seriously the world is taking this build, joined this year by Intel's Lip-Bu Tan and Atomico's Niklas Zennström. \nPsiQuantum 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 Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Mercedes-Benz, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Mitsubishi Chemical, to prepare quantum solutions for real-world impact. \nQuantum 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 now have the funding, the government validation, and the sites under construction to make it real. \nJob Summary:\nThe Director of Quality, Reliability and I/O will lead the teams and foundry partnerships responsible for quality, reliability, and advanced interconnect technologies across PsiQuantum’s photonic and electronic platforms. The scope includes wafer-level bumping, Optical I/O, electrical I/O and back-end interconnect, and the interface with EIC foundries. This leader will set technical direction, build and develop multidisciplinary teams, and ensure that processes and components meet product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and schedule requirements. Working across design, process integration, product, test, and external manufacturing partners, the Director will establish qualification strategies, resolve yield and reliability issues, and mature technology from development through product and system builds.\nResponsibilities:\nLead the Quality and Reliability functions, setting priorities, operating plans, and technical direction to support product and platform development.\nBuild and manage teams responsible for wafer-level bumping, Optical I/O, electrical I/O and back-end interconnect technologies.\nLead the EIC foundry interface, coordinating technology qualification, design requirements, and issue resolution with foundry partners.\nManage the teams maintaining quality systems, reliability plans, qualification methods, acceptance criteria, and engineering controls for relevant processes and products.\nDirect qualification and reliability programs for wafer level relialbility qualification including test-vehicle strategy, data review, and qualification readiness.\nDrive cross-functional investigations into yield, quality, reliability, and manufacturing issues; coordinate corrective and preventive actions with internal teams and external partners.\nEnsure design, process, packaging, and test requirements are aligned, including design-for-reliability and manufacturability considerations.\nDevelop supplier and foundry relationships, guide joint development work, and track partner performance against technical and program objectives.\nUse process, inspection, metrology, test, and reliability data to identify risks, improve process capability, and inform technical decisions.\nCommunicate program status, technical risks, and resource needs to executive leadership and partner organizations.\nExperience/Qualifications:\nGraduate study in electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, or a closely related field.\nAt least 10 years of relevant experience in semiconductor, photonics, electronics, packaging, quality, or reliability engineering.\nDemonstrated experience leading technical teams or organizations, including setting priorities, developing talent, and delivering complex programs.\nExperience with semiconductor quality and reliability methods, qualification planning, failure analysis, and corrective action.\nExperience with wafer-level bumping and advanced packaging or back-end interconnect technologies.\nExperience with Optical I/O and/or high-speed electrical I/O technologies and their integration with photonic or electronic products.\nExperience interfacing with EIC foundries or other semiconductor manufacturing partners on technology development, process integration, qualification, and production issues.\nStrong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, process integration, design requirements, and product qualification.\nExperience using yield, process-control, metrology, test, and reliability data to drive technical decisions and improvements.\nProven ability to lead cross-functional programs involving design, process, product, test, quality, reliability, and external partners.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to explain technical risks and decisions to both engineering teams and senior leadership.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.\nPsiQuantum 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.\nNote: PsiQuantum will only reach out to you using an official PsiQuantum email address and will never ask you for bank account information as part of the interview process. Please report any suspicious activity .\nWe are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.\nBase pay is one part of the total compensation package. Full-time roles are eligible for equity and benefits.\nOur compensation ranges reflect the cost of labor across multiple U.S. geographic markets, and we pay based on defined geographic zones. This position is located within the Zone 1 (Examples include Bay Area and NYC) salary range.\nActual compensation within the stated salary range will depend on a variety of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, relevant education and training, competencies, experience, business needs, and internal equity. Your recruiter can provide additional information about the compensation for this role during the hiring process.\nThis position includes the following 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), and an end-of-year company shutdown. Some benefits have eligibility requirements and may vary based on role or employment status. 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