Senior Firmware Engineer - Quantum Control & Embedded

Vector Atomic, Inc.; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Platinum-level family health coverage

Health and dependent care FSA

Employer 401(k) contributions

20 days of paid time off / 11 paid<br>

Paid parental leave

Fully stocked kitchen

Job summary

Vector Atomic, an IonQ company, is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join a cross-disciplinary team in Pleasanton, CA. You will design, implement, and verify embedded software for STM/MCU devices and ASICs, developing low-level control algorithms for precision quantum sensing instruments.

You will collaborate with hardware engineers throughout the product lifecycle, from schematic reviews to board bring-up and production, while mentoring junior staff and refining development processes.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering, or CS; PhD with relevant experience also acceptable.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence engineering decisions across teams.
• Strong background in embedded systems design and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for Rust-based quantum control systems across multiple projects.
• Write production-grade code in C/C++ and establish coding standards and best practices for the team.
• Mentor a cross-functional team of physicists, electronics engineers, and firmware engineers to create next-generation quantum instruments.
• Design and architect system controllers on ARM SoC; lead development of user-space drivers and data pipelines.
• Define and implement control algorithms essential to precision sensing instruments.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

System architecture

Rust

C/C++

Embedded systems

Education

BS/MS in EE/CE/CS

PhD welcome

Tools

Debuggers

Profilers

Simulation

CI/CD pipelines

Linux kernel development

Job description

Vector Atomic, an IonQ company, is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join a cross-disciplinary team in Pleasanton, CA. You will design, implement, and verify embedded software for STM/MCU devices and ASICs, developing low-level control algorithms for precision quantum sensing instruments.

You will collaborate with hardware engineers throughout the product lifecycle, from schematic reviews to board bring-up and production, while mentoring junior staff and refining development processes.