
Manager of Process Engineering
PsiQuantum · Milpitas, CA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management process role at PsiQuantum (industrial) in Milpitas, CA. By working with the packaging engineering team, design and develop assembly process flow, and build subassemblies for QC sub-systems with electronics and silicon photonics chips on PCBAs for both cryogenic and room temperature vacuum systems.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- FMEA, Control plans, Tooling
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Process Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $124k–$171k.
Median of the low and high ends of 49 live postings that list pay, out of 78 process engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 77 other live process postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $124k–$171k, from 48 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 47%
- Team leadership 26%
- DOE 24%
- SPC 23%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
- ✓ New product launch 22%
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Job Summary
The Manager/Sr Manager of Process Engineering will manage a team of opto-mechanical process engineers and be responsible for subassembly (SA) development and assembly build, ensuring quality, for RD and volume system integration and deployment at PsiQ QC (quantum computer) sites. This role requires engineering disciplines in packaging, processing, and associated qualifications, a strong “can-do” attitude in a fast-paced environment, problem-solving, and excellent communication with teams across multiple disciplines
Responsibilities
- ◆By working with the packaging engineering team, design and develop assembly process flow, and build subassemblies for QC sub-systems with electronics and silicon photonics chips on PCBAs for both cryogenic and room temperature vacuum systems;
- ◆By working with cross-functional teams and suppliers, finalize design, and assembly process flow with DFM, DFQ, FMEA tools to meet design targets and
requirements
by the sub-system team;
- ✓Deliver and verify equipment, tooling, and fixtures by suppliers with the support of the supply chain; complete process development, and buyoff with process capability analysis and report;
- ✓Release design document, work instruction, and control plans in the systems with change controls; Train, audit, and release processes and controls to the operation team for volume assembly build;
- ✓Manage in-house processes with the Operations team, and manage contractor manufacturing for external processes; and be responsible for process technical support
- ✓Manage budget, capex, hiring per AOP, including associated assembly tools and machines
- ✓Project-managing and deliverable, execution milestone, schedule tracking for internal and external suppliers.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- ✓Experience working within small startups and/or large companies managing opto-mechanical process teams with a proven track record to bring a product to volume (e.g., in datacom, telecom, optical communication industry)
- ✓Demonstrated ability to manage short deadlines and to follow a disciplined work process. Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- ✓Ability to build relationships with multiple groups with strong interpersonal and communication skills to be able to work with all levels of the organization, from the founders of the company to techs.
- ✓A lead by example person, lead from the front attitude when all hands-on-deck situations arise, get involved in day-to-day tasks to assure peak performance and a safe work environment for everyone
Experience/Qualifications
- ✓Master’s degree or higher in an applicable engineering discipline, such as Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or Applied Physics.
- ✓10+ years of experience applying engineering principles to solve complex opto-mechanical assembly process problems;
- ✓Experienced with optical and photonics assembly and inspection equipment, processes, and material systems (die attach, wire bonding, optical coupling, flip chip, underfill, etc.)
- ✓Familiar with key opto-mechanical packaging and assembly equipment, piece-part supplier base, and the quality system;
- ✓Experience in design, analysis, and assembly of subsystems; build NPI pilot line, transfer process to operation, and support manufacturing; supplier and contract manufacturing management experience is a plus
- ✓Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Self-starter;
- ✓Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- ✓Ability to provide technical leadership in ambiguous situations;
- ✓Strong management skills
Note: 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 to recruiting@psiquantum.com .
We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
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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.
