Quantronics Superconducting Solutions Architect

About the role

This role provides strategic leadership at the intersection of quantum, photonics, and electronic design automation.

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, and drive execution across extended internal and customer-facing teams.
• Advance Cadence’s quantronics capabilities by developing deep expertise in adapting Cadence platforms to emerging technologies and collaborating 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
• Tool Identification and Development
• Collaboration with R&D
• Emerging 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.