Atom Computing
Principal ASIC Design Engineer
Boulder, CO · Principal
Sponsorship not specified$180k-$220kDetected 121 days ago
Product ManagementProduct StrategyCadenceFPGAVerilogElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingResearchCollaborationMentoring
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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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