Electrical Engineer - PL

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible work schedule

Employer subsidized health, dental, &

401(k) match

Equity

12+ paid holidays

Paid vacation + sick time

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Quantinuum is hiring an Electrical Engineer for our Brooklyn Park, MN or Plymouth, MN locations. The role may offer remote work with approvals, but onsite work is expected.

You will layout masks for next-generation ion traps, coordinate with foundries to ensure tape out aligns with PDKs, and work with a cross-functional team to deliver robust designs.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 5+ years IC or MEMS layout experience using Cadence Virtuoso from conception to tape out.
• U.S. Person required; U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or green card holder.
• Compliance with national security restrictions for certain nationalities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design and fabrication scientists to lay out masks for next generation ion traps.
• Ensure layouts align with good layout practices and PDK requirements.
• Coordinate with foundries to align tape out with their PDKs and best practices.

Skills

Cadence Virtuoso

PDK experience

Mask tapeout

Linux

SKILL scripting

MEMS layout

MEMS tools (L-Edit, K-Layout)

IC layout

Photonics layout

Auto-routing in layout

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Tanner L-Edit

K-Layout

Job description

Electrical Engineer - PL

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

Quantinuum believes that employees work better, more efficiently and more collaboratively in close proximity to other employees, where ideas can be exchanged readily, and decisions can be made more quickly for the benefit of the Company and our customers. 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

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor’s Degree minimum
• Minimum 5 years' experience doing IC or MEMS layout using Cadence Virtuoso, from initial conception through tape out
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person. defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

WE VALUE:

• 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:

The pay range for this role is $113,000 – $150,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate’s skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.

Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company’s quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum’s over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution.

By uniting best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware, our integrated full-stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.

By joining Quantinuum, you’ll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

What’s in it for you?

A 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

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

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.