Applications Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Establish, organize, and manage the Infleqtion Applications Lab to support demo development and prototyping.
• Design, build, and deploy proof-of-concept systems that showcase the utility of quantum products in real-world scenarios.
• Engage directly with Sales and BD teams to interpret customer needs and shape product application narratives.
• Integrate with cross-functional engineering teams to understand internal platforms and modify them to suit market test cases.
• Design and implement custom software to interface existing hardware platforms, integrating diverse subsystems into cohesive, demo-ready applications.
• Develop simulations that demonstrate feasibility of application concepts and contribute to technical publications and white papers.
• Maintain and improve demo codebase and hardware infrastructure.
• Document prototypes, write test protocols, and assist in transferring successful applications to product teams.
• Support public and private demonstrations and assist in customer workshops.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field (master's degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in prototyping, embedded system development, or applications engineering roles.
• Strong scripting and software development experience in Python.
• Comfortable working in embedded Linux environments.
• Proven experience interfacing with hardware APIs and customizing embedded applications.
• Experience designing and building demos or customer-facing prototypes with technical hardware.
• Ability to process, visualize, and communicate technical data clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with React and web-based UI development for demos.
• Experience with radar systems.
• Experience with Rust and hardware description languages (e.g., Verilog, VHDL, or similar).
• Familiarity with simulation and modeling tools such as Simulink, MATLAB, Ansys, COMSOL, or Python-based simulation libraries.
• Hands-on lab experience working with high precision oscillators, RF systems, and timing standards.
• Prior experience with customer-facing technical roles or technical sales support.
• Broad familiarity with hardware systems, including electronics, photonics, and opto-mechanical integration.
• Comfort working in high-urgency, fast-turnaround environments focused on innovation.

Benefits

• Salary range: 95,000 to 135,000 USD/year
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short/long-term disability
• Employer-funded Health Savings Account
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) match
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Student Loan Repayment