Hardware and Firmware Engineering Manager
Atom Computing
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: California, Colorado, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $180,000 - $220,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Lead and mentor a team of 4 to 8 hardware and firmware engineers.
- Recruit, hire, and retain top engineering talent.
- Manage the product roadmap and subsystem delivery schedules for both commercial and research projects.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define feature requirements and roadmaps for quantum controls systems.
- Work closely with Atom Computing’s quantum physicists, optical engineers, and hardware engineers to understand use cases and deliver software that addresses the needs.
Requirements
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of post-degree experience as a hardware engineer.
- 2+ years of managing a team of engineers, including hiring, coaching and performance management.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team in delivering on complex hardware projects.
- Proficiency with RTL (SystemVerilog preferred, VHDL acceptable)
- Expertise in FPGA, microprocessor, and related digital circuit design and functions
- Experience with Xilinx Vivado and Zynq SoCs
- RF electronics / software-defined radio experience are pluses.
- Analog electronics design experience is a plus.
- Temperamentally suited to work at a fast-growing, early-stage startup: self-motivated, humble, driven, collaborative, and with a high tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Willingness to learn atomic, optical, laser physics, and quantum mechanics concepts as required to put work in context.
Benefits
- fully paid medical insurance
- fully paid dental insurance
- fully paid vision insurance
- unlimited paid time off
- 401K company matching
- short- and long-term disability
- FSA
- dependent care benefits
- life insurance
- drinks, snacks, and catered team lunches
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
hardware engineeringfirmware engineeringRTLSystemVerilogVHDLFPGAmicroprocessor designdigital circuit designRF electronicsanalog electronics design
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringteam managementcollaborationself-motivationhumilitydrivetolerance for ambiguitycoachingperformance management
Certifications
MS in Electrical EngineeringPhD in Electrical Engineering