Senior FPGA & Embedded Systems Engineer, Quantum Sensing

Q-CTRL; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Q-CTRL is seeking a Senior FPGA and Embedded Software Engineer in Sydney to help turn cutting-edge quantum sensing technology into robust, real-world devices. You will develop the real-time firmware and digital stack behind our quantum accelerometers, working where hardware, control systems and science meet.

You will partner with researchers to understand the sensor and push its capabilities while learning new domains quickly.

Qualifications

• Strong foundations in digital design and embedded systems.
• Familiarity with SystemVerilog for implementing and maintaining FPGA logic.
• Experience with Xilinx SoCs and Vivado-based development workflows.
• Digital signal processing experience, including practical implementation of filters, decimation or related signal-conditioning pipelines.
• Experience with simulation and verification workflows such as cocotb.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, optimise and support FPGA firmware for Q-CTRL quantum sensors.
• Implement and maintain timing-critical digital processing blocks, including filters, decimation and related DSP pipelines
• Build robust startup, calibration, operation and monitoring routines for autonomous sensor operation
• Work with research scientists to translate control concepts into reliable, real-time behaviour close to the hardware
• Integrate FPGA logic with SoC software, enabling reliable, time-synchronised high-bandwidth data capture, DMA transfer and storage
• Establish and improve simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing to support CI and field deployment
• Investigate system-level issues across FPGA logic, firmware, electronics, embedded Linux and higher-level software
• Contribute to architecture decisions that improve reliability and performance in future sensor revisions
• Document test, validation and operational procedures as part of delivering the quantum sensor package

Skills

Digital design

Embedded systems

SystemVerilog

DSP

Cocotb

Collaboration

Tools

Xilinx SoCs

Vivado

Job description

Q-CTRL is seeking a Senior FPGA and Embedded Software Engineer in Sydney to help turn cutting-edge quantum sensing technology into robust, real-world devices. You will develop the real-time firmware and digital stack behind our quantum accelerometers, working where hardware, control systems and science meet.

You will partner with researchers to understand the sensor and push its capabilities while learning new domains quickly.