Senior IC PDK Engineer for Quantum Silicon

Quantum Motion; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Flexible working

Central London location

Job summary

Quantum Motion, a fast-growing quantum computing startup in London, is hiring an IC Design engineer to architect, build, and maintain custom PDKs and verification enablements.

You will bridge foundry technologies with cryogenic silicon devices and our circuit design team, contributing to scalable silicon spin-qubit and cryo-CMOS workflows. The role requires deep PDK experience and collaboration across physics and IC engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Industry degree qualification in Electronic Engineering, IC Layout, Computer Science, or a related physical science/engineering field.
• 5+ years of hands-on industry experience in IC PDK Development and PDK enablement flow management.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Cadence SKILL PCell coding and Virtuoso PDK customization.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Siemens Calibre Physical Verification tools and SVRF Rule writing (specifically for DRC and LVS decks).
• Proven hands-on experience in complex DRC and LVS error debugging within analog/mixed-signal or custom digital layout environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of self-management, self-motivation, and willingness to engage actively in peer code and layout reviews.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary physics and IC engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Development of custom PDK elements from scratch, including Schematic symbols, Layout SKILL PCells, and custom DRC and LVS decks.
• Development, qualification, and maintenance of custom Calibre SVRF rule decks tailored for non-standard layout constraints and cryogenic CMOS layout considerations.
• Integrate tier-1 foundry PDKs into Cadence Virtuoso, creating customized library extensions, layer maps, and device callbacks.
• Work closely with IC designers and layout engineers to establish best practices for physical verification and layout automation.
• Document own work for peer review and evaluate the layout and enablement work of other team members.

Skills

Cadence SKILL PCell

Virtuoso PDK customization

Calibre SVRF

DRC/LVS debugging

Analytical skills

Cross-disciplinary communication

Education

Electronic Engineering / IC Layout

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Cadence SKILL

Siemens Calibre

BSIM / Verilog-A modeling

Job description

Quantum Motion, a fast-growing quantum computing startup in London, is hiring an IC Design engineer to architect, build, and maintain custom PDKs and verification enablements.

You will bridge foundry technologies with cryogenic silicon devices and our circuit design team, contributing to scalable silicon spin-qubit and cryo-CMOS workflows. The role requires deep PDK experience and collaboration across physics and IC engineering teams.