Senior Quantum Systems Architect

Socket.dev; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K match

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Atom Computing in Boulder, CO, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead MBSE-driven system definition across research and product development programs. You will translate science objectives into verifiable requirements, manage risk, and coordinate architecture, IV&V, and interface control documentation with cross-disciplinary teams.

You will drive verification plans, support government-funded programs, and contribute to the Systems Engineering Management Plan while working with Theory, Quantum

Qualifications

• BS or higher in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in complex, multidisciplinary R&D or production environments.
• Proven ability to lead requirements development, interface control, and V&V planning across engineering and science disciplines.
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools and configuration management systems.
• Strong understanding of system lifecycle processes and risk management frameworks.
• Experience supporting government-funded research or procurement programs (DoD, DoE, DoC)

Responsibilities

• Lead, and formalise, the existing functional and physical decomposition of current systems to augment the requirements blueprint.
• Establish 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.
• Develop and document system architecture, including subsystem interactions.
• Produce 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, and mitigations.
• Support development of risk registers and FMEA/FMECA for design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, SIR, ORR).
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Atom Computing’s Systems Engineering Management Plan.
• Develop and coordinate the Verification and Validation (V&V) plans, linking test protocols to system-level requirements (traceability).
• Work with Quantum Engineering & Theory, oversee definition of system-level test protocols.
• Participate in system integration reviews and readiness assessments to ensure technical maturity and risk reduction.
• Act as technical liaison between Theory, Quantum Engineering, Hardware, Software, Controls, and Optical Engineering.
• Support customer interactions, including government program reviews, technical interchange meetings, and milestone reporting.

Skills

MBSE

Requirements management

V&V planning

System architecture

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

BS or higher in Systems Engineering/Physics/EE/Optical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Configuration management systems

Job description

Atom Computing in Boulder, CO, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead MBSE-driven system definition across research and product development programs. You will translate science objectives into verifiable requirements, manage risk, and coordinate architecture, IV&V, and interface control documentation with cross-disciplinary teams.

You will drive verification plans, support government-funded programs, and contribute to the Systems Engineering Management Plan while working with Theory, Quantum