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Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Photonics Manufacturing & NPI
PsiQuantum · Milpitas, CA · Posted 1 day ago
Own manufacturing process development that takes PsiQuantum's photonic and cryogenic quantum hardware from R&D prototypes through NPI into high-volume production.
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 PsiQuantum'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.
- 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.
- Drive 5S and visual management initiatives.
- Develop manufacturing documentation including work instructions, process flows, travelers, tooling documentation, and training materials.
- Support production through troubleshooting, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and engineering changes.
- Drive Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) focused on yield, throughput, quality, cycle time, ergonomics, and cost.
- Develop process controls, inspection methods, acceptance criteria, PFMEAs, Control Plans, SPC, DOE, MSA, and process validation.
- Lead manufacturing readiness activities and support Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRRs) and Production Transfer Gate Reviews.
- Prepare and transfer mature manufacturing processes to Contract Manufacturing (CM) partners.
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