23h ago

Principal Characterization-Failure Analysis Engineer

Milpitas, California, United States

$165k-$245k / year

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๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead thermomechanical characterization and failure analysis for sub-assemblies and silicon dies at PsiQuantum, a leader in silicon photonics quantum computing. Your impact will directly enable debugging complex opto-mechanical failures in first-of-their-kind systems. This role offers a chance to work on building the first useful quantum computers leveraging advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Perform thermomechanical characterization of sub-assemblies.
  • Conduct root cause analysis using fishbone, hypothesis tables, and 8D.
  • Execute failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).
  • Utilize Python, MATLAB, and JMP for data processing.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or Applied Physics
  • 10+ years of experience in debugging complex failure analysis in opto-mechanical assembly processes
  • Experience with FMEA and root cause analysis tools
  • Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, and JMP

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Exposure to photonics sub-assembly and semiconductor packaging
  • Experience with die attach, wire bonding, optical coupling, flip chip, underfill

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Equity as part of total compensation package
  • ๐Ÿฅ Health benefits for full-time roles
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Flexible PTO (not specified but typical for tech)

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Phone Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Onsite Interviewsยท 4 hours
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