Embedded Quantum Networks Engineer - Open-Source Platform

TU Delft; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 8%

End-of-year bonus 8.3%

ABP pension scheme

Personal development budget

Leave hours

Job summary

TU Delft's QuTech is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join the Open Access Team in the Quantum Internet Division. You will develop, maintain, and improve a quantum hardware emulation platform (QI-Lab) and prepare it for open-source release, collaborating with researchers and engineers across Europe.

You will work on embedded stack components, RTOS programming, and integration with lab instruments and FPGA hardware, while documenting and supporting external users.

Qualifications

• Experience developing software in C/C++ and Python.
• Familiarity with low-level software and Linux.
• Ability to explain technical choices clearly to physicists, engineers and external users, in English.
• Enjoyment of working in multidisciplinary teams across organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features for quantum hardware emulation platforms and maintain the existing codebase.
• Work on the embedded parts of the stack, including RTOS programming and real-time constraints.
• Integrate and control lab instruments and FPGA-based hardware from software, and debug at the hardware/software boundary.
• Prepare QI-Lab for open-source release: packaging, versioning, automated testing and external contributions.
• Write documentation, examples and onboarding material, and support researchers at QuTech and QIA partners.
• Collaborate with engineering and research teams across Europe, including occasional on-site visits.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Linux

RTOS

Education

Master's degree in Embedded Systems / Computer Science

Tools

QI-Lab

Git

FPGA tooling

Job description

TU Delft's QuTech is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join the Open Access Team in the Quantum Internet Division. You will develop, maintain, and improve a quantum hardware emulation platform (QI-Lab) and prepare it for open-source release, collaborating with researchers and engineers across Europe.

You will work on embedded stack components, RTOS programming, and integration with lab instruments and FPGA hardware, while documenting and supporting external users.