Senior Silicon Systems Engineer (Quantum Computing)

Location: Onsite in Austin, Texas, or Boulder, Colorado, United States

Salary: USD 140,000–160,000 per year, plus annual bonus and equity

Company

Atom Computing builds quantum computers using arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms for advanced computational applications.

What you will do

• Develop and document system architectures covering custom silicon, PCBs, controllers, software, and auxiliary hardware.
• Produce system-level design documentation and interface control documents, including chip–PCB–controller boundaries.
• Define ASIC, PCB, controller, RF/analog, and supporting-hardware requirements with traceability to system goals.
• Manage architecture and requirements changes, technical risks, opportunities, mitigations, and integration planning.
• Plan ASIC integration, bring-up sequencing, verification and validation, and link pre-silicon and post-silicon results to system requirements.
• Coordinate with Theory, Quantum Engineering, Hardware, Software, Controls, ASIC Design and Verification, and Optical Engineering teams; support customer and government program reviews.

Requirements

• BS or higher in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in complex, multidisciplinary R&D or production environments such as quantum, aerospace, defense, or advanced computing.
• Ability to lead requirements development, interface control, and verification and validation planning across engineering and science disciplines.
• Experience with system architecture, requirements management tools, and configuration management systems.
• Demonstrated experience with risk management frameworks.
• Experience with silicon integration.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree, such as an MS or PhD, in engineering, physics, or a related discipline.
• Familiarity with quantum computing, atomic and optical physics, or control-system integration.
• Experience preparing and presenting SRR, PDR, and CDR artifacts.
• Experience supporting government-funded research or procurement programs, including DoD, DoE, or DoC programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work in Austin or Boulder within a multidisciplinary research and product-development environment.
• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• Unlimited paid time off, 401(k) company matching, short- and long-term disability, FSA, dependent-care benefits, and life insurance.
• Drinks, snacks, and catered team lunches are provided daily in the offices.
• Annual bonus and company equity are offered in addition to base salary.