Director, Datacenter System Architecture

Job Description

Job Title: Director, Datacenter System Architecture. Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA

Responsibilities:

• Own the system requirements specification, including radix, form factor, rack height, connector type and count, faceplate design, power, thermal performance, monitoring, and redundancy.
• Define the product delivery strategy, including which components PsiQuantum will build, which partners will build, and how the complete system will come together.
• Own the system thermal and power budgets and use them as architectural constraints.
• Define the control and management interface strategy for the customer's orchestration layer.
• Identify, evaluate, and collaborate with OEM, ODM, joint venture, and strategic partners;
• Make cross-subsystem architecture decisions and manage trade-offs to protect overall system performance.
• Work with partners, manufacturing, and test teams to incorporate design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and test access from the beginning.
• Lead the development of an integrated system combining PsiQuantum's photonic quantum engine with partner-built systems and components.
• Take the product from specification through prototype and production.
• Establish system-level requirements covering rack design, connectivity, power, thermal performance, monitoring, redundancy, and serviceability.
• Support successful deployment of the system and ensure the architecture meets manufacturing and testing requirements.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of hardware systems engineering experience.
• At least 3 years directing system architecture for a rack-mounted networking or datacenter product that was shipped.
• Direct experience with datacenter hardware constraints, including rack-unit budgets, airflow, power delivery, front-panel density, serviceability, and environmental standards;
• Experience taking a system from specification through prototype and partner or contract-manufacturer production.
• Familiarity with datacenter cabling and high-density front-panel port configurations.
• Ability to write clear system specifications that engineering teams can build against.
• Strong system-level architecture and cross-functional leadership skills.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Full-time employees are eligible for equity and benefits.
• Estimated annual base salary:
  • Zone 1, Bay Area and NYC: $219,300 to $257,700
  • Zone 2, including Los Angeles and Washington, DC: $197,300 to $231,900
  • Zone 3, including Austin, Chicago, and Sacramento: $175,500 to $206,200
  • Zone 4, including Nashville, Phoenix/Tempe, and many remote locations: $153,500 to $180,400
• Health coverage for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Equity grants.
• Financial wellness tools and planning resources.
• Wellness benefits.
• Family support programs.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Paid leave programs.
• Company-designated paid holidays.
• Discretionary time off.
• End-of-year company shutdown.
• Some benefits may have eligibility requirements and vary by location, role, or employment status.

Other Information:

• PsiQuantum is developing fault-tolerant quantum computers based on silicon photonics.
• The role focuses on system architecture for datacenter-scale quantum computing infrastructure.
• The position may be filled within one of four U.S. geographic compensation zones;
• Compensation may vary based on qualifications, education, training, experience, geographic location, business needs, and internal equity.
• PsiQuantum is an equal opportunity employer.
• PsiQuantum does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.