Senior Quantum Engineer - Digital Control Systems

## About the role - Design and implement digital control subsystems that interface with cryogenic hardware and ASICs - Develop timing-critical digital logic for real-time control and feedback of quantum hardware systems - Perform field programmable gate array (FPGA) implementation and timing closure, including constraint development and validation of complex designs - Design and support high-speed digital interfaces and connectivity across multiple FPGAs and hardware subsystems - Work extensively hands-on with hardware, including FPGA platforms, interconnects, and direct integration with cryogenic systems ("the fridge") - Define and implement robust electrical interfaces, including considerations for signaling standards, bandwidth, latency, and synchronization - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize system-level tradeoffs across digital, analog, and cryogenic domains - Support system bring-up, debugging, and validation in laboratory environments ## Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience - OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience - OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 1+ years of technical engineering experience - OR equivalent experience - Ability to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) tools to drive innovation and efficiency (e.g., measurement, performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, day-to-day task automation) - Ability to work in an "AI-first" environment using modern AI tools to accelerate discovery through hardware development - Experience with FPGA design, including register-transfer level (RTL) development in Verilog, SystemVerilog, or Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL) - Experience designing and debugging timing-critical digital logic in hardware systems - Direct experience with FPGA-based hardware platforms, including bring-up, validation, and timing closure for complex designs with multiple clock domains and other performance constraints - Thorough understanding of high-speed digital interfaces, including bandwidth, latency, signal integrity, and standard communication protocols - Experience with real-time or low-latency digital control systems - Experience working with hardware interconnects and system integration, including cables, connectors, multi-board systems, level shifting, voltage domains, and interfaces between digital logic and mixed-signal hardware - Experience integrating digital systems with experimental hardware environments, such as cryogenic systems or similar laboratory setups - Effective communication, documentation, and cross-team collaboration skills - Ability to adapt and operate effectively in a fast-paced research and development environment