Principal Power Systems Architect, Quantum Infrastructure - Milpitas, California, United States
$195,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 April 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Principal Power Systems Architect, Quantum Infrastructure serves as the primary technical interface between the hardware architecture, facility engineering, and internal electronics design teams. This role defines how utility power is conditioned, distributed, isolated, and grounded to support large-scale quantum computing systems based on silicon photonics.
What you'll do
- Own top-level specifications for facility electrical power systems supporting quantum computing hardware, including utility power characteristics, distribution architecture, fault tolerance, and redundancy. - Translate hardware power quality requirements into actionable specifications for facility distribution and equipment design. - Analyze and mitigate electrical noise, harmonic distortion, voltage transients, conducted EMI, radiated EMI, and common-mode disturbances across sensitive systems. - Define grounding, bonding, shielding, and cable management strategies across facility and equipment stacks to prevent ground loops and crosstalk. - Establish architectural guidance for segregating noisy and sensitive loads using isolation transformers, filters, surge protection, and physical/electrical zoning. - Provide architectural direction for AC-DC power conversion, UPS modes, and power supply unit specifications, covering ripple, harmonics, and transient behavior.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field. - Industry experience in electrical power architecture, power distribution, power systems engineering, or infrastructure design for complex technical facilities or high-performance hardware systems. - Deep understanding of facility electrical systems, including utility interfaces, switchgear, transformers, distribution topologies, grounding/bonding, and UPS systems. - Demonstrated technical expertise in electrical noise mechanisms, harmonic distortion, conducted EMI, radiated EMI, transients, ripple, and interference propagation. - Knowledge of grounding, bonding, shielding, and EMC principles for mixed-signal or noise-sensitive systems. - Familiarity with AC-DC power conversion, power supply architectures, and equipment-level power distribution.
Nice to have
- PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline. - Experience with power distribution architecture in data centers or large-scale mission-critical facilities. - Experience designing infrastructure for highly sensitive scientific, semiconductor, cryogenic, computing, medical, or industrial systems with demanding power integrity requirements. - Direct experience specifying or selecting isolation transformers, harmonic mitigation equipment, and surge suppression solutions. - Experience guiding PCB and system electronics teams on chassis integration, signal ground, and EMC-conscious design.
Skills: quantum computers, silicon photonics, fault-tolerant quantum systems, power systems architect, cryogenic cooling
This role has been open 198 days — well above the 87-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
506
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Median days open
87 d
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Median salary
$236k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | PsiQuantum | All employers we track in this specialty (506 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 506 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 33 | 6250 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 198 d | 87 d (+111 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: quantum computers, silicon photonics, fault-tolerant quantum systems, power systems architect, cryogenic cooling
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 105 open roles · median 116 d
- NVIDIA · 89 open roles · median 58 d
- AMD · 33 open roles · median 107 d
- Micron Technology · 26 open roles · median 59 d
- Mobileye · 20 open roles · median 85 d
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 43 d
How we counted: 506 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.