Quantum Component & CAD Layout Engineer

HRL Laboratories, LLC; Malibu (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

HRL Laboratories, LLC in Malibu, CA, seeks an Integration Component Design Engineer to develop superconducting component layouts using Virtuoso, advance layout automation, and collaborate with process, RF, and integration teams to ensure manufacturable, high-performance designs for silicon spin quantum computing efforts.

Applicants should have a BS or MS in electrical, mechanical, or physics fields, 5+ years of CAD layout experience, and proficiency with Virtuoso (Allegro APD preferred).

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or related field.
• 5+ years hands-on CAD layout experience with Virtuoso; Allegro APD preferred.
• Familiarity with layout automation methods and RF transmission line layouts.
• Strong communication to summarize designs for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Create, refine, and own complex superconducting component layouts using CAD tools (Virtuoso).
• Develop and implement layout automation strategies to improve efficiency.
• Ensure designs meet foundry constraints, DRC/LVS, and RF layout practices.
• Collaborate with integration, process, and packaging teams on layout strategy.

Skills

CAD layout

RF design principles

Layout automation

Python scripting

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics

Tools

Virtuoso

Allegro APD

Job description

HRL Laboratories, LLC in Malibu, CA, seeks an Integration Component Design Engineer to develop superconducting component layouts using Virtuoso, advance layout automation, and collaborate with process, RF, and integration teams to ensure manufacturable, high-performance designs for silicon spin quantum computing efforts.

Applicants should have a BS or MS in electrical, mechanical, or physics fields, 5+ years of CAD layout experience, and proficiency with Virtuoso (Allegro APD preferred).