Staff Supply Chain Manager / Supplier Engineer

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Milpitas, CA, USA
In-Office
153K-170K Annually
Senior level
Hardware • Manufacturing
The Role
The Senior Supply Chain Manager will drive supplier performance for mechanical and cryogenic components, managing supplier relationships and scaling the global supply base for production of quantum computers.
Summary Generated by Built In

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 Staff 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. 

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. 

Experience/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a business or technical field, MBE or ME preferred.
  • Ability to thrive working independently after receiving high level direction on expectations and goals.
  • 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.
  • 10-15+ 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.

PsiQuantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. PsiQuantum does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable laws.

Note: PsiQuantum will only reach out to you using an official PsiQuantum email address and will never ask you for bank account information as part of the interview process. Please report any suspicious activity to [email protected].

We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.

The ranges below reflect the target ranges for a new hire base salary. One is for the Bay Area (within 50 miles of HQ, Palo Alto), the second one (if applicable) is for elsewhere in the US (beyond 50 miles of HQ, Palo Alto). If there is only one range, it is for the specific location of where the position will be located. Actual compensation may vary outside of these ranges and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to a candidate's qualifications including relevant education and training, competencies, experience, geographic location, and business needs. Base pay is only one part of the total compensation package. Full time roles are eligible for equity and benefits. Base pay is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

U.S. Base Pay Range
$153,000$170,000 USD
Bay Area Pay Range
$200,000$220,000 USD

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a business or technical field, MBE or ME preferred
  • 7-10+ years of experience as a Supply Chain Manager or Supplier Engineering role
  • Contract negotiation and management experience
  • Experience with ERP (NetSuite) and PLM (Arena) systems or similar
  • Strong project management and technical and business problem solving skills
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The Company
HQ: Palo Alto, California
265 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Quantum computing will be a world-changing technology with the potential to unlock powerful advances in medicine, energy, finance and beyond. At PsiQuantum, we’re focused on building the world’s first useful quantum computer. A useful quantum computer requires at least 1,000,000 qubits and error correction. We believe photonics is the only path to building a useful quantum computer. Our team at PsiQuantum is a mix of quantum physicists, semiconductor, systems, and software engineers, system architects and more. Error correction is at the centre of everything we do; and we focus on solving real-world problems. If you’re interested in joining our team, we are always open to hearing from exceptional people interested in working on one of the defining technologies of our lifetime.

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