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PsiQuantum

Director of Facilities

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Brisbane, Australia Australia
Director+ · 2600 - Facilities
POSTED 30 OCTVERIFIED 8M AGO
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AUD 241k–284k
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since 30 Oct
H-1B · FY26
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+9 net · open roles

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.

That approach has since been tested at the highest level of scrutiny the U.S. government applies to emerging technology, and it has held up. In 2025, PsiQuantum closed a $1 billion funding round that valued the company at $7 billion. In 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce signed a $100 million Letter of Intent under the CHIPS and Science Act, followed by a $125 million agreement with DARPA under Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, PsiQuantum's most valuable U.S. government agreement to date. This year, we also broke ground on our utility-scale quantum computer in Brisbane, Australia, and continued building out our Chicago site. Victor Peng, our CEO, and co-founder Jeremy O'Brien, now Executive Chairman, lead a team and board that reflects how seriously the world is taking this build, joined this year by Intel's Lip-Bu Tan and Atomico's Niklas Zennström.

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 Airbus, 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 now have the funding, the government validation, and the sites under construction to make it real.

Job Summary

The Director of Facilities will lead the strategy, design, and operation of PsiQuantum’s global facilities portfolio, including high-tech laboratories, cleanrooms, manufacturing spaces, data centers, and office environments. This executive will be responsible for ensuring all physical infrastructure supports the company’s mission to deliver scalable quantum computing systems, maintaining world-class reliability, safety, and efficiency. The role requires a seasoned facilities leader with deep experience in technically complex, mission-critical environments — ideally combining R&D, semiconductor, and advanced manufacturing expertise.

Responsibilities

Strategic Facilities Leadership

  • Develop and implement a long-term global facilities and infrastructure strategy aligned with PsiQuantum’s growth and technical roadmap.
  • Lead master planning for laboratory, cleanroom, cryogenic, and manufacturing facilities to ensure scalable capacity for quantum hardware development.
  • Partner with executive leadership to evaluate site expansion, new facility builds, and real-estate acquisition.
  • Establish facilities policies and standards that promote operational excellence, safety, and sustainability.

Operations & Infrastructure Management

  • Oversee day-to-day operations of all PsiQuantum facilities, ensuring uptime, reliability, and compliance across electrical, mechanical, and cryogenic systems.
  • Direct teams responsible for maintenance, calibration, and operation of critical utilities such as vacuum, process gases, ultrapure water, power distribution, and environmental controls.
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