CareerPlan

FPGA Engineer - Quantum Networking (Early Career)

Cambridge, England, United KingdomFull-time2026-09-30 → 2026-11-10
Visa sponsorship offered

Core

Design, develop, and verify real-time control systems for quantum networking applications using FPGA and embedded software.

Role type

Early-career IC FPGA engineer (quantum networking)

Builds

Multi-node quantum networking infrastructure and control systems

Domain

Quantum computing + hardware engineering

Required skills

RTL design (SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL), FPGA development (Xilinx Zynq/Ultrascale), Embedded C/Rust, Python scripting, Hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, Ethernet), Digital design concepts (CDC, synthesis, timing)

Preferred skills

Low latency/real-time systems, Arm/RISC-V debugging, Verification (Cocotb, SVAs), RF signal processing, High-speed DAC/ADC, Linux

Technologies

Xilinx Zynq, Ultrascale, ARTIQ, Sinara, White Rabbit, SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL, Migen, C, Rust, Python, GDB

Responsibilities

Design and verify RTL code for Xilinx devices; Develop embedded code in C/Rust; Debug real-time control systems using ARTIQ Sinara hardware; Collaborate on hardware subsystems; Develop debugging tools; Contribute to design documentation and test plans; Automate tool flows and CI/CD pipelines; Collaborate with physicists and engineers to define requirements.

Seniority

Early-career, hands-on IC