Systems Engineer (Quantum Computing)

Location: Boulder, CO, United States; on-site

Base salary: $120,000–$145,000 per year, plus annual bonus and company equity.

Company

Builds quantum computers using arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms for advanced computational applications.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain functional and physical decompositions, requirements baselines, traceability matrices, and verification plans for quantum computing systems.
• Translate scientific objectives and experimental results into system requirements, architectures, interfaces, and performance budgets.
• Coordinate system-level design integration, including interface control documents, modeling, simulation, and scalability trade-offs.
• Identify and track technical risks, dependencies, assumptions, opportunities, and mitigations; support FMEA/FMECA and technical design reviews.
• Develop and coordinate integration, verification, and validation plans, test protocols, evidence tracking, and requirements closure.
• Act as a technical liaison across Theory, Quantum Engineering, Hardware, Software, Controls, and Optical Engineering teams, including customer and government program reviews.

Requirements

• BS or higher in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of systems engineering experience in complex, multidisciplinary R&D or production environments.
• Experience leading requirements development, interface control, and verification and validation planning across engineering and science disciplines.
• Experience with systems engineering tools, configuration management, and engineering change control practices.
• Strong understanding of system lifecycle processes, integration, verification, technical reviews, and risk management frameworks.
• Must work on-site in Boulder, Colorado.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in engineering, physics, or a related discipline.
• Familiarity with quantum computing, atomic and optical physics, control system integration, or FPGA/ASIC development cycles.
• Experience preparing SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, SIR, and ORR review artifacts.
• Knowledge of reliability engineering, fault-tolerant architectures, and data-driven verification.
• Experience supporting government-funded research or procurement programs such as DoD, DoE, DoC, or DARPA.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• Unlimited paid time off, short- and long-term disability coverage, FSA, dependent care benefits, and life insurance.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Annual bonus and company equity in addition to base salary.
• Drinks, snacks, and catered team lunches provided in the offices.