Senior Embedded Systems Engineer — Quantum & FPGA RTL Expert

JobCubby; Boulder, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Short/Long term disability

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Unlimited PTO

401(k) matching

Life and AD&D insurance

Flexible healthcare savings account

FMLA leave

Maternity/paternity leave

Employee assistance program

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Infleqtion is seeking experienced engineers to advance quantum computing hardware. You will develop RTL with SpinalHDL, work with physicists and multiple engineering domains, and ensure robust, scalable embedded systems for quantum applications.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, collaboration, and adherence to software engineering best practices in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related field with a minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Expertise in hardware description languages such as Verilog, SystemVerilog or VHDL.
• Experience in Linux development environments and scripting with Python or Bash.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical staff.
• Familiarity with testing, revision control (git), error handling, and code health.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicists and across electrical, software, and opto-mechanical engineering to deliver embedded system solutions.
• Develop testable, performant RTL using SpinalHDL.
• Assist with tuning and troubleshooting in lab and test bench environments.
• Architect processing chains with analytical models to meet critical design requirements.
• Adopt modern software engineering practices: version control, CI pipelines, static analysis, automated builds.
• Participate in design, code, and data reviews.

Skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Technical communication

Quality-driven development

CI pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/computer science or related field

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

VHDL

SpinalHDL

Python

Linux

Job description

Infleqtion is seeking experienced engineers to advance quantum computing hardware. You will develop RTL with SpinalHDL, work with physicists and multiple engineering domains, and ensure robust, scalable embedded systems for quantum applications.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, collaboration, and adherence to software engineering best practices in a fast-paced startup environment.