Staff Supply Chain Manager / Supplier Engineer

PsiQuantum • Milpitas, CA

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About The Position

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 Senior Supply Chain Manager / Supplier Engineer will help drive supply chain performance for PsiQuantum's overall supply base, and in particular our suppliers for Mechanical and Cryogenic components. This role is critical to the company as we shift from R&D to production of the world’s first fault tolerant quantum computer. We are looking for an individual with experience in managing suppliers and supply chains in a technology environment, with particular experience in New Product Introduction, Ramping Supplier Capacity, and Developing Supply Chain Technical capabilities, Processes, and Programs. Experience in cryoplants and cryogenics, opto-mechanical assemblies, electro-mechanical assemblies, are a plus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business or technical field, MBE or ME preferred.
• Demonstrated business acumen in managing trade-offs for technical supplier selections.
• Successful ramp up of small and/or immature supply chains.
• Contract negotiation and management experience.
• Business process development and improvement.
• Strong project management and technical and business problem solving skills.
• 7-10+ years of experience as a Supply Chain Manager or Supplier Engineering role.
• Experience with ERP (NetSuite) and PLM (Arena) or similar systems.
• Working knowledge of MS Office suite including project, powerpoint, excel, and word.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in cryoplants and cryogenics, opto-mechanical assemblies, electro-mechanical assemblies, are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate delivery, pricing, and other contract terms with key technology suppliers in the mechanical and cryogenic space.
• Buildup, oversee, and project manage supplier relationships and performance for large scale, long term engineering and capital programs.
• Scale and mature a global supply base for cryogenics vacuum chambers and related electronic and mechanical components.
• Develop and enhance supplier selection and on-boarding processes.
• Develop and grow supplier technical capabilities to meet PsiQuantum’s requirements for performance, quality, capacity, and cost.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to align supplier performance with internal milestones and goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees