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Software Engineer, Quantum Systems & Digital Engineering

Chicago, Illinois, United States💼 Full-time💰 $145,000–$145,000🗓 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop modular software platforms integrating models, data, and engineering workflows for the design, simulation, and manufacturing of complex quantum systems.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (quantum systems & digital engineering)

Builds

Digital-twin environments, design-automation tools, and integrated software infrastructure for quantum sensing systems

Domain

Quantum technologies, multiphysics simulation, high-performance computing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Python, numerical methods, optimization, simulation, data analysis, computational modeling, systems engineering concepts, professional software engineering practices

Preferred skills

Model-based systems engineering (MBSE), multiphysics platforms, digital twins, machine learning, quantum technologies, HPC, generative AI

Technologies

Python, Ansys, Zemax OpticStudio, SolidWorks, COMSOL, MATLAB/Simulink, HPC, GPU

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain modular software platforms integrating models and workflows across RF, optical, mechanical, and atomic physics domains; Build interfaces between engineering and scientific computing tools; Support model-based systems engineering (MBSE) activities; Develop HPC- and GPU-enabled workflows for parameter sweeps and optimization; Apply numerical optimization and machine learning to accelerate engineering design; Develop APIs, data models, and workflow orchestration capabilities; Collaborate with domain experts to validate models against experimental data; Embrace and establish effective use of AI-assisted software engineering tools

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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