PsiQuantum

Quantum Computing

PhotonSourceEngineer

£60–71k Daresbury, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Photon Source Engineer at PsiQuantum. Skills: Photon sources, Nonlinear optics, Experimental design. Explore long-term strategies for photon sources development. Guide development of photon sources and accompanying technologies”

What You'll Achieve.

Improved device performance

Industry & Context.

Quantum Computing
Problems you'll solve

Computational thinking

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PhD in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field, Experimental and theoretical background in integrated optics and nonlinear device characterisation, Proficiency in Python for experiment automation and data analysis, Proficiency in COMSOL/Lumerical for modelling complex optical systems, Hands-on experience with complex optical measurement setups

Nice to Have

Some experience with fabrication, Experience with Mathematica

What You'll Do.

Explore long-term strategies for photon sources development

Guide development of photon sources and accompanying technologies

Down-select future photon source technologies

Combine innovative ideas with experimental data

Perform rigorous model closure

Design and maintain computational tools for modelling photon-pair

Model and optimise nonlinear optical systems

Validate models using experimental measurements

Collaborate with designers to identify paths forward

Generate detailed reports based on experimental findings

Direct development roadmap of photon source technologies

Design new experimental techniques for photon source characterization

Design new experimental techniques for material characterization

Assess impact of photon source performance on systems

Identify technological gaps and how to overcome them

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with team; Collaborate with device designers

Communication Scope

Generate detailed reports

Process & Methodology

Leading technical projects

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: PsiQuantum is seeking a Photon Sour

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