Senior Silicon Systems Architect - Quantum Hardware | Equity

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance for

Unlimited PTO

401K company matching

Disability insurance (short/long-term)

FSA

Life insurance

Daily meals and snacks in office

Job summary

Atom Computing, Inc. seeks a Senior Silicon Systems Engineer to bridge custom silicon and hardware integration across chip, PCB, and controller interfaces.

You will define system requirements, architecture, and verification plans within research and product development programs. The role requires translating requirements into a coherent system design, applying systems engineering best practices to emerging quantum technologies, and coordinating with Theory, Quantum Engineering, Hardware,

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 (quantum, aerospace, defense, advanced computing, or similar).
• Proven ability to lead requirements development, interface control, and V&V planning across engineering and science disciplines.
• Experience with system architecture, requirements management tools, and configuration management systems.
• Experience with silicon integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document system architecture, including subsystem interactions.
• Produce system-level design documentation and interface control documents (ICDs), including the chip–PCB–controller boundaries.
• Lead chip-level system specs with ASIC designers, analyzing trade-offs across silicon, PCB, and software.
• Develop specifications for ASICs, PCBs, controllers, and supporting hardware based on research goals maintaining clear traceability to system-level requirements.
• Work with engineers to translate measured performance, limitations, and operational experience into requirements for PCBs, controllers, RF/analog electronics, and auxiliary hardware.
• Manage change control processes for evolving architectures and requirements.
• Identify, quantify, and track technical risks, opportunities, and mitigations.
• Engage in ASIC architectural reviews and tape-out readiness milestones, evaluating system-level implications of engineering modifications alongside silicon risks including respins, IP integration, and schedule impact.
• Link pre-silicon verification coverage and post-silicon bring-up and characterization results back to system-level requirements.
• Plan system-level integration of the ASIC into PCBs and auxiliary hardware, including bring-up sequencing.
• Act as technical liaison between Theory, Quantum Engineering, Hardware, Software, Controls, ASIC Design and Verification, and Optical Engineering.
• Support customer interactions, including government program reviews, technical interchange meetings, and milestone reporting.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

V&V planning

Education

BS or higher in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering or related field

Tools

Interface control documents (ICDs)

Job description

Atom Computing, Inc. seeks a Senior Silicon Systems Engineer to bridge custom silicon and hardware integration across chip, PCB, and controller interfaces.

You will define system requirements, architecture, and verification plans within research and product development programs. The role requires translating requirements into a coherent system design, applying systems engineering best practices to emerging quantum technologies, and coordinating with Theory, Quantum Engineering, Hardware,