Electrical Engineer – PL

Quantinuum; Brooklyn Park (MN); On-site; USD 113,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

401k match

Holidays & vacation

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Quantinuum seeks an Electrical Engineer for its Brooklyn Park, MN or Plymouth, MN locations. You will work with a team to design ion-trap layouts, aligning with PDKs and foundry requirements. Remote work may be possible with approvals, though onsite presence is typical.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of IC/MEMS layout experience using Cadence Virtuoso, with strong tape-out capabilities and cross-functional collaboration in R&D settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum and 5+ years IC/MEMS layout experience using Cadence Virtuoso.
• Tape-out experience from conception to final mask generation.
• U.S. Person status required; compliance with export controls.

Responsibilities

• Lay out masks for next generation ion traps in collaboration with scientists.
• Ensure designs align with good layout practices and PDK constraints.
• Coordinate with foundries to align tape-out with their processes.

Skills

IC Layout

MEMS layout

Tape-out

Cross-functional teamwork

PDK usage

Mask shop coordination

Linux OS

SKILL scripting

Photonic layout exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree

Electrical engineering or physics

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

PDK

L-Edit

K-Layout

Linux

Job description

We are seeking an Electrical Engineer in our Brooklyn Park, MN or Plymouth, MN Locations.

All employees should work at their assigned location; however, this role may offer the opportunity to work remotely, with approvals.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with a team of design and fabrication scientists to lay out masks for next generation ion traps
• Collaborate with a cross‑functional team to ensure designs are consistent with good layout practices
• Work with our foundries to ensure design and tape out is consistent with their PDKs and/or best practices

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree minimum
• Minimum 5 years’ experience doing IC or MEMS layout using Cadence Virtuoso, from initial conception through tape out
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status)
• Must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless also a U.S. citizen

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or physics
• 5 years’ experience with integrated circuit layout and simulation in Cadence Virtuoso, including inserting, modifying and using a PDK in Cadence
• 5 years’ experience taping out layouts and delivering to mask shops
• Experience laying out masks for external (i.e., non‑captive) foundries
• Experience using Linux OS
• Familiarity with SKILL language script
• 2 years’ experience with MEMS layout tools and techniques such as Tanner L‑Edit, K‑Layout or similar
• Experience with layout of photonics components
• Familiarity with auto‑routing in layout
• Experience working in a cross‑functional, R&D team environment

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $113,000 – $150,000 annually.

• Competitive salary and innovative, game‑changing work
• Flexible work schedule
• Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
• Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts

Equal Opportunity

Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectionate or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.