Quantum Systems Engineer: IV&V, Architecture, Equity

Atomcomputing; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision

Unlimited paid time off

401K company matching

Short- and long-term disability

FSA

Dependent care benefits

Life insurance

Drinks, snacks, and catered team LUNCH

Job summary

Atom Computing is seeking a Systems Engineer to integrate requirements and schedules across Research, system development, and Product Development programs. The role reports to the VP of Research Programs and translates scientific objectives into verifiable system requirements and interfaces for quantum computing hardware and software.

You will lead decomposition, performance budgets, ICDs, risk management, verification plans, and system integration reviews, collaborating with Theory, Quantum

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead requirements development, interface control, and V&V planning across engineering and science disciplines
• Experience with systems engineering tools, configuration management systems, and engineering change control practices
• Strong understanding of system lifecycle processes, integration, verification, and technical reviews
• Demonstrated experience with risk management frameworks

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the functional and physical decomposition of Atom’s quantum computing systems, subsystems, and critical technologies
• Contribute to and maintain the requirements baseline, traceability matrices, and verification plans using industry standard tools
• Translate scientific objectives into verifiable system and subsystem performance requirements
• Manage change control processes for evolving architectures and requirements
• Define and manage system performance budgets across fidelity, timing, throughput, reliability, power, space and thermal performance
• Develop and maintain system-level design documentation and interface control documents (ICDs)
• Coordinate with modeling and simulation teams to evaluate performance trade-offs and scalability of quantum system architectures
• Identify, quantify, and track technical risks, opportunities, dependencies, assumptions, and mitigations
• Support development of risk registers and FMEA/FMECA for design reviews
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Atom Computing’s Systems Engineering Management Plan
• Develop and coordinate IV&V plans, linking test protocols to system requirements
• Oversee system-level test protocols with Quantum Engineering & Theory
• Track verification status, test evidence, limitations, and requirements closure
• Participate in system integration reviews and readiness assessments
• Act as technical liaison between Theory, Quantum Engineering, Hardware, Software, Controls, and Optical Engineering
• Prepare and present system architecture, requirements, risk, integration, and verification artifacts for reviews

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

V&V planning

Technical liaison

Education

BS or higher in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering or a related field

Job description

Atom Computing is seeking a Systems Engineer to integrate requirements and schedules across Research, system development, and Product Development programs. The role reports to the VP of Research Programs and translates scientific objectives into verifiable system requirements and interfaces for quantum computing hardware and software.

You will lead decomposition, performance budgets, ICDs, risk management, verification plans, and system integration reviews, collaborating with Theory, Quantum