Atom Computing

Atom Computing

Principal ASIC Design Engineer

Boulder, CO · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$220kDetected 28 days ago
Product StrategyCadenceFPGAVerilogElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingResearchCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Join a world-class team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals to advance the state-of-the-art in quantum computing.
  • As a senior technical leader, you will provide strategic guidance to executive stakeholders, shaping the long-term silicon roadmap and influencing key investment decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Establish ASIC design processes internal to Atom Computing by defining methodologies across architecture, RTL, verification, and tapeout.
  • Perform hands-on ASIC design including microarchitecture, RTL development, testing, and integration.
  • Manage schedules and vendor interfaces by coordinating milestones, aligning with ASIC partners, and ensuring successful fabrication.
  • Work closely with Atom Computing's quantum physicists, optical engineers, hardware and software engineers to understand use cases and deliver hardware that addresses the needs.
  • Manage the product roadmap and subsystem delivery schedules supporting both commercial and research projects.
  • Participate in the design and development of current FPGA designs.
  • Influence the FPGA design and development process to prepare for ASIC design.

Requirements

  • Experience in implementing large digital signal processing blocks in RTL
  • Support hiring and mentoring a small team of ASIC engineers as required to implement the products.
  • Have gone through 2 or more complete ASIC design cycles.
  • Experience porting designs from FPGA prototypes to ASICs
  • Working knowledge of performance and limitations of ASIC fabs, partners, and design nodes as well as FPGA capabilities to guide selection of best fit for our applications
  • Knowledge of Cadence, Synopsys, or Siemens EDA design tools
  • Expertise in FPGA, microprocessor, and related digital circuit design and functions
  • Mixed signal design experience

Nice to have

  • Proficiency with RTL (SystemVerilog preferred)

Skills

  • Atom Computing is seeking a Principal ASIC Designer to oversee the development of critical technologies that power our quantum computers.

Compensation

  • The base salary range for this position is between $180,000 - $220,000, commensurate with experience.

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