
Principal Hardware Engineer
Atom Computing
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boulder • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- lead the architecture, design, and deployment of custom electronic assemblies for the control system of our quantum computer.
- drive hardware strategy across multiple concurrent projects while remaining deeply engaged in the tactical engineering work.
- report to the Control Systems Hardware & Firmware Engineering Manager.
Requirements
- BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of relevant professional experience in advanced board-level RF and analog circuit design, with expert-level proficiency in Altium Designer.
- Thrive in a start-up environment where you can take ownership of complex problems, drive engineering rigor, and help build the processes of the future.
- Deep understanding of RF fundamentals (impedance matching, S-parameters, transmission line theory) with a proven track record of owning the full design cycle for complex, multi-board systems.
- Proven experience defining and executing comprehensive hardware verification frameworks (EVT, DVT, PVT) and resolving complex system-level bugs.
- Advanced proficiency with electronic test equipment (network analyzers, spectrum/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes) and scripting languages (e.g., Python) to architect automated, repeatable validation frameworks.
- Collaborative technical leader with an exceptional ability to translate complex hardware constraints to experimental physicists and software engineers in a fast-growing startup environment.
- Strong willingness to learn underlying physics concepts to deeply contextualize engineering decisions.
- Bonus points: Experience with embedded Linux environments, MicroTCA, software defined radio, and FPGA.
Benefits
- fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents.
- unlimited paid time off
- 401K company matching
- short- and long-term disability
- FSA
- dependent care benefits
- life insurance
- drinks, snacks, and catered team lunches in our offices, every day!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
RF circuit designanalog circuit designboard-level designhardware verification frameworksAltium Designerscripting languagesPythonembedded LinuxMicroTCAFPGA
Soft Skills
collaborative leadershipproblem ownershipengineering rigorcommunicationadaptabilitylearning willingness