Senior Optical Packaging & Assembly Engineer

Senior Optical Packaging & Assembly Engineer Psi Quantum
• Warrington, England, UK

Psi Quantum’s mission is to build the first useful quantum computers 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 Global Foundries, 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 do not feel heat, are immune to electromagnetic interference and integrate with existing cryogenic cooling and standard fiber‑optic infrastructure.

In 2024 Psi Quantum 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.

Psi Quantum 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 by any other means. The potential is enormous and we have a clear path to make it real.

The Senior Optical Packaging Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing high‑performance, robust and scalable opto‑electronic packaging workflows for a variety of chip‑based photonic integrated circuits. This work will be carried out in Psi Quantum’s UK R&D facility located in Daresbury Lab.

• Develop an optical package and fibre‑to‑chip alignment scheme that allows for high alignment accuracy and scalable assembly.
• Help develop packaging prototypes and scalable fibre‑to‑chip packaging flows and processes.
• Review packaging design BOMs and work with the supply chain on procuring parts needed for assembly.
• Work with our internal packaging team and external vendors on transferring and scaling packaging designs and processes based on successful prototypes.
• Work with external vendors and suppliers to source required materials and provide feedback on evolving requirements.
• Collaborate with external partners to develop advanced opto‑electronic packaging solutions.

• Master’s Degree or above in Optical Engineering, Physics or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience working on PIC packaging design and qualification.
• 5 years of experience working with optical fibers and optical measurements.
• 3 years of experience working on FAU / optical connector to chip attachment.
• Experience with optical data analysis.

Psi Quantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Psi Quantum 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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Required Experience: Senior IC

Key

Skills:

• Machinery Maintenance
• Acquisition
• ABB
• Dodsal
• Instrumentation
• Instrumentation & Control

Employment Type: Full Time

Vacancy: 1