Senior Digital Systems Architect (Remote, Equity)

PsiQuantum; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health coverage

401(k) with company match

Equity grants

Wellness programs

Paid time off and holidays

Discretionary time off

Family support programs

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

PsiQuantum in Palo Alto (remote) seeks a Senior Digital System Architect to join the 3600 - Systems Architecture team. You will shape digital-logic systems driving our photonic quantum computer and work across hardware and software boundaries.

As a senior architect, you will translate complex requirements into FPGA-based solutions, collaborate with physicists and designers, write clear specifications, and model behavior in Python and SystemVerilog test benches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years of digital design experience.
• SystemVerilog (or VHDL) knowledge for design and simulation.
• Experience with FPGAs (Xilinx preferred).
• Strong analytical and communication skills; able to work across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Translate high-level requirements into hardware specifications.
• Develop low-latency algorithms for data-plane tasks in optical quantum computing.
• Integrate algorithms into FPGAs with digital-design teams.
• Collaborate with physicists and designers to optimize latency and footprint.
• Write requirements, documentation, and verification tests.
• Develop cycle-accurate Python models for simulations and Python-based tests.

Skills

Python programming

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Digital design

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related discipline

Tools

SystemVerilog

VHDL

FPGA (Xilinx)

Job description

PsiQuantum in Palo Alto (remote) seeks a Senior Digital System Architect to join the 3600 - Systems Architecture team. You will shape digital-logic systems driving our photonic quantum computer and work across hardware and software boundaries.

As a senior architect, you will translate complex requirements into FPGA-based solutions, collaborate with physicists and designers, write clear specifications, and model behavior in Python and SystemVerilog test benches.