Senior Hardware Engineer - High-Speed Mixed-Signal Design

Atom Computing, Inc.; Colorado; On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

401(k) matching

Disability insurance

FSA

Dependent care benefits

Life insurance

Daily meals and snacks

Job summary

Atom Computing, Inc. seeks a hands-on Senior Hardware Engineer in Boulder, CO, to lead high-speed mixed-signal front-end design for the control system of its quantum computer.

The role combines architecture work with hands-on circuit design and bring-up across hardware teams. Requirements include a BS/MS in electrical/computer engineering and 5+ years in analog/digital board design, with Altium Designer experience.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of relevant postgraduate professional experience in board-level analog and digital circuit design, preferably with Altium Designer.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-growing startup environment.
• Excellent collaboration with a diverse team of physicists, hardware, and software engineers.
• Experience full design cycle from concept to bring-up and board testing.

Responsibilities

• Design high level system architectures for instruments with focus on analog and RF front end designs, signal conditioning and amplification, DAC/ADC selection, power and clocking schemes, and control circuitry.
• Own the research, simulation, prototyping, evaluation, and design of high speed mixed-signal front ends for driving high speed/ high resolution signals interfacing with lasers and actuators.
• Collaborate with quantum engineers to understand system needs and define hardware requirements.
• Board-level circuit design, schematic capture, and PCB layout in Altium of custom control system hardware.
• Participate in bring-up, verification, and testing with FPGA, firmware, and software engineers.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

High speed interfaces

Communication

Linux familiarity

Python scripting

Education

BS/MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Signal generators

Job description

Atom Computing, Inc. seeks a hands-on Senior Hardware Engineer in Boulder, CO, to lead high-speed mixed-signal front-end design for the control system of its quantum computer.

The role combines architecture work with hands-on circuit design and bring-up across hardware teams. Requirements include a BS/MS in electrical/computer engineering and 5+ years in analog/digital board design, with Altium Designer experience.