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FPGA Engineer, MQS Center for Quantum Computing

Pasadena, California, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Develop and integrate RTL designs and embedded software for a quantum control platform to enable real-time quantum error correction and high-throughput device characterization.

Role type

Senior IC FPGA Engineer (Quantum Control)

Builds

Quantum control platform hardware/software interface

Domain

Quantum Computing / Hardware Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

FPGA development, RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog), embedded software (C/C++/Rust), hardware bring-up/debugging, standard communication interfaces (USB/PCIe/Ethernet), scripting languages

Preferred skills

RISC-V soft core implementation, Xilinx SoC platforms, high-level synthesis, RTOS development, low-level device drivers, high-performance networking (DPDK/RDMA), Linux kernel internals

Technologies

Verilog, SystemVerilog, C, C++, Rust, Python, Xilinx SoC, DPDK, RDMA, Linux

Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders to refine hardware/software requirements; propose architectural updates to the control platform; implement RTL subsystems; develop embedded software for high-performance tasks; verify and validate designs in simulation and real-world conditions; integrate features into the Python-based experimental software stack

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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