Senior Systems Engineer

Entangled Future; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Atom Computing, based in Boulder, CO, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead system definition, model-based engineering, and risk management across Research and Product Development programs. You will translate experimental requirements into a coherent architecture and drive MBSE practices to bridge quantum engineering, optics, software, and hardware domains.

The role demands translating theory into implemented designs, coordinating timelines, and guiding risk management for next-generation

Qualifications

• Experience in translating complex experimental and theoretical requirements into system architecture.
• Strong background in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and formal integration methods.
• Ability to manage risk, schedules, and interfaces across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead system definition, MBSE activities, and risk management for future Atom Computing systems.
• Serve as technical integrator across Research and Product Development programs, bridging theory and application.

Skills

Systems engineering

MBSE

Requirements gathering

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer at Atom Computing, Boulder, CO. A senior-level full time position in the Research Programs team, listed under research.

At Atom Computing, we build quantum computers using arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms that will empower customers to achieve unprecedented computational breakthroughs. Join a world-class team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals to advance the state-of-the-art in quantum computing. We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to gather, integrate, and track requirements, risks, and timelines for future generations of Atom Computing systems. As Senior System Engineer you will serve as a technical integrator and architect across Atom Computing’s Research and Product Development programs. This individual will lead system definition, model-based engineering (MBSE) and risk management activities that bridge theory and applications, quantum engineering, control systems, optical engineering, software and hardware disciplines. The ideal candidate can translate theoretical and experimental requirements into a coherent system architecture, and has experience applying systems engineering best practices to emerging technologies.