CareerPlan

Principal Hardware Design Engineer

Milpitas, California, United StatesFull-time2026-10-01 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Design, create schematics, and oversee PCB layout of analog and digital circuitry for high-speed transceivers, data links, FPGAs, microcontrollers, clock distribution, power supply filters, and power distribution for quantum computer systems.

Role type

Principal Hardware Design Engineer

Builds

Quantum computer hardware systems

Domain

Quantum computing / Silicon photonics / Electronics

Required skills

Analog circuit design, Digital circuit design, PCB layout, High-speed signal integrity, EMI suppression, FPGA design, Microcontroller programming, Oscilloscope usage, Vector network analyzer usage, Power supply design

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

FPGAs, Microcontrollers, Mixed signal oscilloscopes, Sampling oscilloscopes, Vector network analyzers, Signal generators, DC power supplies

Responsibilities

Design and create test set-ups for testing of electro-optic modules, Characterize, optimize, and debug analog, digital, and electro-optic circuitry, Analyze data and extract key performance parameters, Maintain detailed documentation of hardware designs, test results, and design changes

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC