Quantum Control Systems Engineer (Hardware & Embedded Systems)

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Support the bring-up, wiring, debug, and characterization of novel quantum computing and quantum control electronics systems
• Integrate highly complex components into large-scale quantum systems
• Design and evaluate test infrastructure for signal wiring, amplifiers, cryogenic components, and control electronics
• Operate, debug, and characterize systems using lab instrumentation at both room and cryogenic temperatures
• Develop and run experiments to benchmark novel control electronics
• Write software and firmware to control measurement and test equipment
• Develop automated software for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing experimental data
• Write calibration routines and experiments for evaluating quantum processors and control electronics
• Analyze ISA documentation and assembly output to trace and debug ASIC behavior
• Collaborate across experimental, hardware, IC design, PCB, firmware, software, and deployment teams to deliver integrated solutions

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics (with EE/CE experience), or a related field
• Proficiency in Python, Jupyter Notebooks, and Git version control
• Experience working in Linux and command-line environments
• Hands-on experience working in a laboratory environment
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Ability and willingness to learn new technologies quickly
• Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for cross-disciplinary collaboration

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physics (with EE/CE experience)
• Experience with one or more of the following:
• Embedded firmware, FPGAs, microcontrollers, or low-level programming languages
• C, VHDL, assembly language experience
• Hardware/software co-debug and system integration
• Automated test and measurement control using Python and SCPI
• Electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, and TDRs
• Cryogenic systems and low-temperature test environments
• RF and microwave electronics, signal integrity, and signal processing techniques
• PCB design, layout, and schematic interpretation
• ASIC interaction and debug using ISA or assembly-level analysis
• Cadence and Vivado tools
• Basic quantum computing concepts (gate operations, Bloch sphere, etc.)
• Common qubit measurements (T1, T2, Rabi, Ramsey, etc.)