PsiQuantum
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LayoutVerification/PEXEngineer
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“Layout Verification / PEX Engineer at PsiQuantum. Skills: Layout Verification, Parasitic Extraction, Silicon Photonics. Run DRC, LVS, ERC, antenna, density, and parasitic. Validate electrical routing in photonic integrated circuit layouts”
What You'll Achieve.
Resolve layout verification issues prior to tapeout
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting layout verification issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Microelectronics, or related field, or equivalent experience, Basic knowledge of IC layout and physical verification concepts, Exposure to DRC, LVS, or parasitic extraction, Familiarity with Linux or Unix environments, Attention to detail, Ability to follow established procedures, Good communication skills, Good documentation skills, Demonstrated interest in quantum computing, Ability to contribute in a fast-moving start-up environment
Nice to Have
Exposure to analog/mixed-signal ICs, or custom IC layout, Experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Siemens Calibre, Cadence Pegasus/PVS, Cadence Quantus, and similar EDA tools, Familiarity with post-layout simulation flows and extracted netlists, Basic scripting experience in Python, Exposure to silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits, or optoelectronics, Demonstrated interest in quantum computing, silicon photonics, or advanced semiconductor technology
What You'll Do.
Validate electrical routing in photonic integrated circuit layouts
Generate extracted netlists and extracted views
Maintain organized logs
Support block-level and chip-level verification activities
How You'll Work.
Communication Scope
Documentation
Full Job Description
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. Job Summary: The PsiQuantum Foundry Engineering
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