Hardware Engineer

At Atom Computing, we build quantum computers using arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms that will empower customers to achieve unprecedented computational breakthroughs. Join a world-class team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals to advance the state-of-the-art in quantum computing.

We are seeking a hands-on Hardware Engineer to help design and maintain custom control systems electronics that run our quantum computers. This role will give you the opportunity to work on a wide variety of instruments, learning how they work, and improving them. This will involve debugging problems with boards, fixing and revising designs, and keeping them buildable as parts change as well as helping to prototype new circuitry and helping to test and characterize new designs.

Due to the need for collaboration with Atom’s theory, software and hardware teams, this role is required to be in the office in Boulder at least 3 days per week.

• Improve released designs for functionality, ease of use, and production yield: schematic, BOM, and layout upkeep; engineering change orders; and board respins in Altium Designer.
• Debug and repair control system boards in the lab and in running systems, working from schematics, layout, and bench measurements down to the failing component or circuit.
• Help to manage component obsolescence and shortages by finding, qualifying, and documenting substitute parts.
• Run root-cause investigations on failures and make fixes that prevent repeats.
• Work with our fabrication and assembly houses, alongside our technicians and test engineers, on build, test, and yield issues.
• Contribute to new board designs and design reviews, using what you learn from existing instruments to make the next design better.

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of relevant postgraduate professional experience in board-level analog and digital circuit design, preferably with Altium Designer.

• Self-motivated, collaborative, and driven to work effectively in a fast-growing startup environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse team of experimental physicists, hardware, and software engineers.
• Working proficiency in Altium Designer, including schematic capture and ECO-driven changes.
• Demonstrated hands-on use of oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, signal generators, and other bench equipment to debug prototype and production electronics.
• Experience with mixed-signal boards and with complex ICs (FPGAs, processors) that require several power supplies and high-speed interfaces.
• A structured approach to root cause analysis and the follow-through to close issues.

• Familiarity with RF design concepts and/or software defined radio
• Experience with best practices for Design for Test and Design for Manufacturability and test fixture design
• Capable in scripting languages (e.g., Python) for basic data acquisition, instrument control, and automating hardware test and characterization.
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• Familiarity with the MicroTCA, PXIe, or similar pluggable instrument standards

$100,000 - $140,000 a year

Atom Computing provides a wide variety of perks and benefits, including fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for our employees and their dependents. Additionally, unlimited paid time off, 401K company matching, short- and long-term disability, FSA, dependent care benefits, and life insurance. We also offer drinks, snacks, and catered team lunches in our offices, every day!

The base salary range for this position is between $100,000 - $140,000 annually, commensurate with experience. In addition to salary, we offer an annual bonus and equity in the company.