Quantum Hardware Layout Design Engineer — DfM & Automation

Delft Circuits; Delft; On-site; EUR 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1-year contract

Fulltime 36h

Salary €55,750–€61,848 per year

CAO Metalektro

Pension PME

Travel reimbursement

30 vacation days

Training opportunities

Job summary

Delft Circuits in Delft, The Netherlands, seeks a Layout Design Engineer to transform system architectures into manufacturable flex circuit layouts for our I/O systems.

You will collaborate with Systems, Application, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Engineers to optimize designs for current capabilities, ensure DfM best practices, and contribute to PDK libraries, all within a 1-year, fulltime 36-hour-per-week role.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in high-tech or deep-tech industries.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Applied Physics or related field.
• Experience with PCB or flexible circuit layout design and manufacturing constraints.

Responsibilities

• Design multilayer flexible circuit layouts for cryogenic applications.
• Translate schematics into manufacturable layouts and define stack-ups, grounding concepts, and mechanical constraints.
• Optimize layouts for signal integrity, thermal performance, and scalability; create manufacturing documentation and DRC checks.
• Contribute to layout automation, PDK libraries, and reusable templates.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to improve yield and robustness.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Analytical skills

English communication

Python scripting

Education

BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics

Applied Physics

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

KiCad

Job description

Delft Circuits in Delft, The Netherlands, seeks a Layout Design Engineer to transform system architectures into manufacturable flex circuit layouts for our I/O systems.

You will collaborate with Systems, Application, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Engineers to optimize designs for current capabilities, ensure DfM best practices, and contribute to PDK libraries, all within a 1-year, fulltime 36-hour-per-week role.