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Systems Integration Engineer
QuEra is seeking a System Integration Engineer to lead the planning, integration, and maintenance of the software stack for our neutral atom quantum computers. This role combines expertise in complex control hardware and software, to ensure reliable, synchronized, and scalable quantum operations. You will work closely with physicists, engineers, and software developers to build systems that bridge experimental requirements and high-performance execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement, test and maintain the quantum control system, including embedded devices, real-time coordination, networking, and hardware/software integration.
- Define system interfaces between distributed control components (e.g., FPGAs, DACs, timing modules, AOD drivers).
- Translate quantum physics requirements—such as pulse timing, gate execution, and real-time feedback—into hardware and software specifications.
- Aid the design of scalable architectures that support modular expansion, system health monitoring, and fault tolerance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align system-level decisions with calibration workflows, compilers, and experimental software.
- Evaluate and recommend hardware platforms, embedded networking stacks, and low-latency communication solutions.
- Mentor engineering teams working on firmware, device control software, and orchestration systems.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in engineering the software integration in control systems, real-time embedded systems, or networked instrumentation platforms.
- Demonstrated expertise in embedded networking systems, including experience with deterministic systems, time-sensitive networking (TSN), or control over Ethernet.
- Strong understanding of C++, Python, Docker and/or Kubernetes, SQL, and real-time control hardware such as NI.
- Familiarity with FPGA systems, microcontrollers, DAC/ADC integration, and hardware/software co-design.
- Experience in implementing distributed control systems with strict timing and synchronization requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing embedded protocols (e.g., SPI, I2C, UDP, TCP, gRPC over Ethernet) in low-latency systems.
- Exposure to control systems, signal processing, or high-bandwidth data acquisition.
- Familiarity with quantum computing systems, atomic physics experiments, or high-performance lab instrumentation.
- Experience with configuration management, diagnostics, and system monitoring
QuEra is committed to cultivating a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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