Senior Quantum Engineer - Digital Control Systems

Responsibilities

• Design and implement digital control subsystems that interface with cryogenic hardware and ASICs
• Develop timing-critical digital logic for real-time control and feedback of quantum hardware systems
• Perform FPGA implementation and timing closure, including constraint development and validation of complex designs
• Design and support high-speed digital interfaces and connectivity across multiple FPGAs and hardware subsystems
• Work extensively hands-on with hardware, including FPGA platforms, interconnects, and direct integration with cryogenic systems ("the fridge")
• Define and implement robust electrical interfaces, including considerations for signaling standards, bandwidth, latency, and synchronization
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize system-level tradeoffs across digital, analog, and cryogenic domains
• Support system bring-up, debugging, and validation in laboratory environments

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience
• Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 1+ years of technical engineering experience
• Equivalent experience

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screenings requirements
• Experience with FPGA design, including RTL development in Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL
• Direct experience with FPGA-based hardware platforms, including bring-up, validation, and timing closure for complex designs with multiple clock domains and other performance constraints
• Thorough understanding of high-speed digital interfaces, including bandwidth, latency, signal integrity, and standard communication protocols
• Experience with real-time or low-latency digital control systems
• Experience working with hardware interconnects and system integration, including cables, connectors, multi-board systems, level shifting, voltage domains, and interfaces between digital logic and mixed-signal hardware
• Experience integrating digital systems with experimental hardware environments, such as cryogenic systems or similar laboratory setups
• Effective communication, documentation, and cross-team collaboration skills
• Ability to adapt and operate effectively in a fast-paced research and development environment