Quantronics Superconducting Solutions Architect

About the role

This role provides strategic leadership at the intersection of quantum, photonics, and electronic design automation by engaging directly with customers to understand complex technical and business challenges, defining high-impact solutions using Cadence technologies, and shaping project scope, deliverables, and investment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Engage directly with customers to understand complex technical and business challenges
• Define high-impact solutions using Cadence technologies
• Shape project scope, deliverables, and investment requirements
• Partner closely with services leadership and R&D to identify tool requirements
• Influence future development priorities
• Drive execution across extended internal and customer-facing teams
• Advance Cadence’s quantronics capabilities by developing deep expertise in how Cadence platforms can be adapted to emerging technologies
• Collaborate with R&D to accelerate tool, methodology, and solution innovation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 16-25 years of design/EDA experience or Master’s degree with at least 15 years of experience
• Master’s degree preferred
• Knowledge of quantum, superconducting and photonics technologies
• Strong knowledge of analog and RF EDA flows
• Good programming knowledge in Unix, Shell scripting, perl desired
• Strong customer-facing communication and problem solving skills
• Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications

• Familiar With EDA Tool Simulators: Spectre, AMS, Xcelium
• Implementation: Virtuoso; Innovus and APD (preferred but not required)
• Analysis: Celsius, Clarity, Sigrity

Skills

• Strategic Leadership
• Customer Engagement
• Solution Definition
• Project Management
• Tool Identification and Prioritization
• R&D Collaboration
• Technology Adaptation
• Methodology and Solution Innovation

Benefits

• Paid vacation and paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Employee stock purchase plan
• A variety of medical, dental and vision plan options

Pay

The annual salary range for California is $157,500 to $292,500.

Schedule

Remote role but must be currently located in the US.