Equipment Controls Engineer
$126,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
PsiQuantum is seeking an Equipment Controls Engineer to develop and launch controls systems for new automation equipment. This role partners across engineering disciplines to bring automated tools from development into stable, high-volume production for silicon photonics manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Develop and commission machine control systems for new automation equipment, spanning requirements definition through production launch.
- Design, program, and integrate equipment controls, including PLCs, motion systems, sensors, actuators, and operator interfaces.
- Develop and implement machine vision and automated optical inspection (AOI) systems for inspection, measurement, and process feedback.
- Integrate cameras, lighting, optics, image-processing tools, and inspection results with equipment controls and manufacturing systems.
- Lead equipment bring-up, debugging, qualification, and acceptance activities while supporting launch into high-volume production.
- Transfer equipment and controls technology to contract manufacturers, including generating documentation, training, and managing production handoffs.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- Experience developing machine controls for new automation equipment and launching that equipment into high-volume production.
- Experience with machine vision and automated optical inspection systems.
- Hands-on experience programming and commissioning industrial control systems.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot integrated electrical, mechanical, controls, and vision systems across internal factories and contract manufacturer locations.
Nice to have
- Experience with PLCs, motion control, robotics, HMIs, industrial networks, and equipment safety systems.
- Experience integrating vision inspection with production equipment and manufacturing data systems.
- Familiarity with optical alignment and edge-coupling processes.
- Understanding of process automation software and validation methods.
- Experience incorporating statistical process control (SPC) into machine controls.
- Experience in semiconductor, photonics, electronics, or other precision manufacturing environments.
Skills: PLC, motion systems, machine vision, AOI, automation equipment
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 24-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Motion Control Systems
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Open roles in category
40
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Median days since first seen
24 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$147k
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| Metric | PsiQuantum | All employers we track in this specialty (40 roles · 9 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 40 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 16 | 10410 · 119 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 0 d | 24 d (+24 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $147k |
Skills observed across this category: PLC, motion systems, machine vision, AOI, automation equipment
Who's hiring in this category
- ASML · 13 open roles · median 24 d
- KLA Corporation · 11 open roles · median 85 d
- Applied Materials · 5 open roles · median 37 d
- Lam Research · 3 open roles · median 2 d
- FormFactor · 2 open roles · median 44 d
- Kulicke & Soffa · 2 open roles · median 16 d
How we counted: 40 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Motion Control Systems) roles from 9 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 13 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.