Senior Silicon Systems Engineer — Equity & Unlimited PTO

Atom Computing, Inc.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with match

Disability insurance

FSA

Dependent care benefits

Life insurance

Snacks and lunches

Unlimited PTO

Equity

Job summary

Atom Computing in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Silicon Systems Engineer to bridge custom silicon and hardware integration across chip, PCB, and controller subsystems.

You will define system requirements, architecture, and test plans, collaborating with ASIC designers and cross-functional teams to translate research goals into robust, scalable solutions.

The role offers a competitive base salary, annual bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits in a fast-paced quantum computing environment.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Demonstrated experience with risk management frameworks and silicon integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document system architecture, including subsystem interactions.
• Produce system-level design documentation and ICDs, including 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 with traceability to system requirements.
• Translate measured performance 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.
• Link pre-silicon verification to system-level requirements and plan system-level integration of the ASIC into PCBs.
• Act as technical liaison across Theory, Quantum Engineering, Hardware, Software, Controls, and Optical Engineering.
• Support customer interactions and milestone reporting.

Skills

System architecture

Requirements development

V&V planning

Silicon integration

Education

BS or higher in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Requirements management tools

Configuration management systems

Job description

Atom Computing in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Silicon Systems Engineer to bridge custom silicon and hardware integration across chip, PCB, and controller subsystems.

You will define system requirements, architecture, and test plans, collaborating with ASIC designers and cross-functional teams to translate research goals into robust, scalable solutions.

The role offers a competitive base salary, annual bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits in a fast-paced quantum computing environment.