Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software and gateware for control of QRF systems and subsystems
• Key contributor towards developing control system architectures for future quantum sensors
• Subsystem integration into quantum systems, including verification, validation, and debugging
• Deploy high test coverage and fully leverage our CI pipelines and hardware test beds to have confidence that your designs will work as expected
• Create programmable logic and low-level CPU interfaces to control integrated systems and peripherals including quantum sensors, magnetic field controllers, and lasers
• Create test scripts to validate subsystems and components of integrated systems
• Support board bring-up and debugging efforts, providing feedback to design teams
• Work closely with electrical, mechanical, software, and physics teams to ensure successful system integration and deliver high-performance real time embedded systems
• Support applications and demo teams by improving system usability and reliability
• Operate and interface with a range of electrical and optical lab test equipment
• Work with Rust firmware engineers to define architecture and drivers

  Requirements

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • 4+ years of experience in embedded systems, FPGA development, or mixed signal design
  • Familiarity with one two following areas, proficiency in both areas preferred:
  • Embedded system development in Rust
  • If you have relevant expertise but with C/C++, you may still be successful in this role if you have interest in Rust and have some idea of how Rust can be used to rapidly develop safe and performant systems
  • FPGA development in any HDL with experience in RF synthesis
  • Whether you like to work in Verilog/VHDL or bleeding-edge languages like SpinalHDL, nMigen, or MyHDL
  • Experience interfacing with hardware (SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, etc.)
  • Strong debugging skills across hardware and software boundaries
  • Experience with common benchtop test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, and power supplies

  Preferred / Nice-to-have Skills

  • Experience with RF systems, signal generation, or data acquisition hardware
  • Familiarity with control systems or feedback loops
  • Experience with FPGA-based systems
  • Experience developing test or automation frameworks
  • Exposure to scientific instrumentation or R&D environments
  • Exposure to hardware design and schematic capture
  • TRAVEL