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Manager, Cryogenics Process Control

psiquantum · Milpitas, California · Milpitas, California
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">That 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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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 Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Mercedes-Benz, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Mitsubishi Chemical, to prepare quantum solutions for real-world impact.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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 now have the funding, the government validation, and the sites under construction to make it real.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><strong>Job Summary:</strong></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1">The Manager, Process Control Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, commissioning, and operation of the instrumentation, electrical, and control systems supporting PsiQuantum's cryogenic infrastructure, including cryoplants, cryostats, and cryogenic distribution systems.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="291">This role provides hands-on technical leadership while developing the controls architecture from the ground up. The successful candidate will develop PLC hardware and software, lead commissioning activities, and ensure reliable operation of the cryogenic control systems.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="564">In addition to technical ownership, the Manager, Process Control Engineering will build and mentor the PsiQuantum Cryogenics Controls team, establishing best practices in instrumentation, automation, PLC programming, and system operation.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="804">PsiQuantum designs, installs, commissions, and operates cryogenic infrastructure across multiple locations worldwide. This position is based in Milpitas, California, with travel required to support global installations and operations.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-renderer-start-pos="1">Lead the design, implementation, and commissioning of PLC-based cryogenic control system, including control architecture, P&IDs, control narratives, control logic, alarms, and safety interlocks.</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="1">Serve as the electrical engineering lead for the cryogenic system, with responsibility for electrical systems up 24 to 480 V and coordination with external specialists for higher-voltage installations.</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="1">Design, specify, install, and commission instrumentation, control panels, PLC cabinets, field wiring, UPS systems, motors, VFDs, electrical heaters, and associated power distribution.</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="1">Define the controls hardware architecture, including instrumentation, PLCs, remote I/O, industrial networks, communications, and system integration.</li> <li data-renderer-sta

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