Queracomputinginc

Queracomputinginc

Senior QPU Software Engineer (FPGA)

Boston, MA, USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$140k-$190kDetected 23 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsGitAWSCI/CDLinuxData AnalysisFPGAVerilogElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignSignal ProcessingRF EngineeringControlspytestTest AutomationCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • You'll work on real-time control systems that manipulate individual atoms with microsecond precision, enabling breakthrough quantum algorithms and applications.
  • You'll work on complex real-time control systems, high-speed data acquisition, and precision timing systems that are critical to our quantum computer's operation.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain Ulti-board FPGA designs (Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC)
  • Implement high-speed serial interfaces (CoaXPress, Aurora, AXI4-Stream)
  • Design clock domain crossing logic with proper CDC verification
  • Optimize resource utilization and timing closure for complex designs
  • Create comprehensive testbenches using System Verilog and Python (cocotb)
  • Develop simulation models for quantum control peripherals
  • Implement formal verification for critical timing constraints
  • Design and validate real-time trigger and synchronization systems
  • Optimize data through put for high-bandwidth quantum control signals
  • Implement error detection and recovery mechanisms

Requirements

  • Your work will directly impact our ability to scale quantum computers and bring quantum advantage to real-world problems.

Nice to have

  • RF/microwave systems experience (frequency synthesis, phase-locked loops)
  • High-speed ADC/DAC interfaces (JESD204B/C, RFSoC experience)
  • Image processing algorithms (centroid detection, pattern recognition)
  • Formal verification using System Verilog assertions
  • CoaXPress or camera interface experience
  • AWS/cloud development environments
  • FPGA Tools: Vivado 2022.2+, Vitis, PetaLinux
  • Languages: SystemVerilog, Verilog, Python, TCL

Skills

  • Vivado 2022.2+, Vitis, PetaLinux
  • Essential Skills
  • 5+ years FPGA development experience with Xilinx UltraScale+ devices
  • Expert-level System Verilog with modern verification methodologies
  • Experience with high-speed serial protocols (Aurora, AXI4, PCIe, Ethernet)
  • Real-time systems design with microsecond timing requirements
  • Digital signal processing implementation in FPGAs
  • Clock domain crossing design and verification
  • Python programming for test automation and data analysis
  • Learn quantum physics while advancing FPGA skills

Compensation

  • Salary is 140,000 to 190,000 We consistently monitor external market data and update base salary ranges accordingly.

Benefits

  • Develop monitoring and diagnostics for system health

This listing is sourced directly from Queracomputinginc's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.