Quantum Hardware: EDA & Circuit Design Intern

IBM; Town of Yorktown (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Research's Quantum division invites a Quantum Hardware EDA & Circuit Design Intern to contribute to design, simulation, and optimization of circuits for scalable quantum computing systems. You will collaborate with circuit designers, EDA developers, and researchers to develop practical tools.

Preferred Education is a Master’s Degree. Candidates should have experience in electrical engineering, microwave/RF, IC design, EDA, or AI for EDA, plus Python programming.

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical engineering, microwave/RF engineering, electronic design automation, computer engineering, AI/ML, or related field.
• Coursework or projects in microwave/RF circuits, electromagnetics, IC design/simulation, EDA, or AI for EDA.
• Familiarity with Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Custom Compiler, and/or EDA design environments.
• Programming in Python for analysis, simulation, automation, or ML workflows.
• Strong communication in a collaborative research setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, and optimize circuits and workflows for scalable quantum computing systems.
• Collaborate with circuit designers, EDA developers, and researchers to develop practical tools for qubit control, readout, and packaging.
• Contribute to study and improve EDA workflows for circuit synthesis, verification, and automation.
• Support AI-assisted design or optimization methods within EDA workflows.

Skills

Python programming

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Synopsys Custom Compiler

Job description

IBM Research's Quantum division invites a Quantum Hardware EDA & Circuit Design Intern to contribute to design, simulation, and optimization of circuits for scalable quantum computing systems. You will collaborate with circuit designers, EDA developers, and researchers to develop practical tools.

Preferred Education is a Master’s Degree. Candidates should have experience in electrical engineering, microwave/RF, IC design, EDA, or AI for EDA, plus Python programming.