Principal Power Systems Architect

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical interface between hardware architecture and facility engineering for power, grounding, shielding, and EMI.
• Develop top-level specifications for facility electrical power systems, including distribution architecture and redundancy.
• Analyze and mitigate electrical noise, harmonic distortion, and EMI/EMC interference mechanisms.
• Define grounding, bonding, and shielding strategies across the facility and equipment stack.
• Establish architectural guidance for the segregation of noisy and sensitive loads.
• Define UPS architecture and operating strategies for different load classes.
• Partner with electronics teams to provide equipment-level input regarding facility power constraints.
• Support system-level trade studies involving efficiency, reliability, and power integrity.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Significant industry experience in electrical power architecture or infrastructure design
• Strong understanding of facility electrical systems, switchgear, transformers, and UPS systems
• Deep knowledge of electrical noise mechanisms, harmonic distortion, and EMI/EMC principles
• Experience translating system-level requirements into actionable facility specifications
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering
• Experience with power distribution in data centers or mission-critical facilities
• Experience designing infrastructure for semiconductor, cryogenic, or scientific systems
• Deep expertise in power quality analysis and EMI/EMC mitigation
• Experience guiding PCB/system electronics teams on grounding and shielding

About the Company

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Their approach is based on silicon photonics, leveraging advanced semiconductor manufacturing to scale fault-tolerant quantum systems.