PCB/RF Design Engineer

Entangled Future; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

8% holiday allowance

Pension plan

Job summary

QuantWare in Delft is seeking a mid-level PCB/RF Design Engineer to join the Product Development team in a hardware engineering role. You’ll design critical electromechanical components and RF/microwave interfaces for QPUs and TWPA packaging, in a hybrid setup with strong emphasis on collaboration and outcomes.

The role requires 4+ years in PCB design with KiCAD/Altium/Cadence, and experience with cryogenic environments and LTCC/HTCC materials is a plus.

Qualifications

• Education: BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering with a focus on PCB design, layout, and RF/Microwave Engineering.
• Experience: 4+ years of hands-on PCB design experience utilizing tools such as KiCAD, Altium Designer, and Cadence to deliver high-quality board designs. Experience with diverse materials such as cofired ceramic boards (LTCC, HTCC) is a plus.
• Cryogenic Applications: Hands-on experience designing or testing hardware for cryogenic environments - e.g., dilution refrigerators, cryostats, or low-temperature RF/microwave systems.
• Core EE Fundamentals: Solid understanding of developing schematics, electro-mechanical interfaces, RF layout trades, temperature dependent behavior, shielding, signal integrity, and impedance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Component & Mechanical Design: Design critical electromechanical components that form the chief interface of our QPUs and TWPAs. You will work as part of the packaging team and interface closely with the Product design team.
• Precision Engineering: Utilise CAD to design PCBs, silicon chip layout and PCB-to-chip interconnect within the vertical VIO architecture.
• RF/Microwave Design: Solve complex challenges related to insertion loss, impedance matching, and cross-talk at the PCB and package levels.
• Cryogenic Integration & Testing: Design for and validate performance across the full temperature range from room temperature to millikelvin — accounting for thermal cycling, differential contraction, and material behavior at cryogenic temperatures, and running cooldown/characterization tests in dilution refrigerators.

Skills

PCB design

RF engineering

Cryogenic design

EDA tools KiCAD

Altium Designer

Cadence

Education

BSc/MSc Electrical Engineering

Tools

KiCAD

Altium Designer

Cadence

Job description

PCB/RF Design Engineer at QuantWare, Delft. A mid-level full time position in the Product Development team, listed under hardware engineering.

At QuantWare, you’ll be part of a high-performing team of world-class experts in an ambitious, fast-moving environment. From day one, you’ll have the trust, tools, and support to do your best work. Here’s what you can expect: Competitive salary - A salary that reflects the impact and importance of the role (and of course 8% holiday allowance) Pension that’s built to last - A generous and future-proof pension plan that includes partner and dependent coverage.

Flexibility built on trust - We focus on outcomes. Work flexibly, in a hybrid setup, with an open vacation policy that lets you manage your time Personal growth - We invest in your L&D, with a budget available to each team member, dependent on their individual ambitions, development needs, and performance A connected team - We make space to celebrate wins together, with team events, offsites, and spontaneous moments that bring us closer

Responsibilities

• Component & Mechanical Design: Design critical electromechanical components that form the chief interface of our QPUs and TWPAs. You will work as part of the packaging team and interface closely with the Product design team.
• Precision Engineering: Utilise CAD to design PCBs, silicon chip layout and PCB-to-chip interconnect within the vertical VIO architecture.
• RF/Microwave Design: Solve complex challenges related to insertion loss, impedance matching, and cross-talk at the PCB and package levels.
• Cryogenic Integration & Testing: Design for and validate performance across the full temperature range from room temperature to millikelvin — accounting for thermal cycling, differential contraction, and material behavior at cryogenic temperatures, and running cooldown/characterization tests in dilution refrigerators.

Requirements

• Education: BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering with a focus on PCB design, layout, and RF/Microwave Engineering.
• Experience: 4+ years of hands-on PCB design experience utilizing tools such as KiCAD, Altium Designer, and Cadence to deliver high-quality board designs. Experience with diverse materials such as cofired ceramic boards (LTCC, HTCC) is a plus.
• Cryogenic Applications: Hands-on experience designing or testing hardware for cryogenic environments - e.g., dilution refrigerators, cryostats, or low-temperature RF/microwave systems.
• Core EE Fundamentals: Solid understanding of developing schematics, electro-mechanical interfaces, RF layout trades, temperature dependent behavior, shielding, signal integrity, and impedance analysis.

Nice to Have

• Packaging & Interconnects: Background in high-density interconnects, high frequency flex interconnects, 3D packaging, or advanced integration.
• Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with superconducting technologies is a strong plus.
• RF Characterization: Practical experience with RF testing and measurements using VNA and related laboratory equipment.