Senior Quantum EDA R&D Engineer – Superconducting Hardware Design

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world‑class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

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Required Locations:
One of:
Everett, WA. Santa Clara, CA. Calabasas, CA. Cambridge, MA. Not open to remote.

We are seeking a Senior Quantum EDA R&D Engineer to develop product features, design capabilities, and validated workflows for superconducting quantum hardware.

This role sits at the intersection of superconducting quantum hardware, microwave/RF engineering, EM simulation, and EDA product development
. The ideal candidate can translate real hardware design problems into validated simulation workflows, application examples, and product capabilities.

You will work with customers, product teams, and R&D colleagues to develop and validate superconducting hardware design methodologies in EDA environments—and translate application needs into product features
.

Quantum hardware design is moving from one‑off physics experiments toward scalable engineering workflows. Keysight is uniquely positioned to help drive that transition by combining deep microwave/RF, electromagnetic simulation, measurement, and EDA expertise with emerging quantum design capabilities.

In this role, you will help shape design methodologies that connect EM simulation, circuit modeling, Hamiltonian analysis, measurement correlation, and practical superconducting hardware workflows.

Examples of Keysight quantum EDA capabilities include Quantum Pro for EM‑driven qubit workflows and parameter extraction,
ADS Quantum Layout for parameterized quantum artwork and chip buildup,
Quantum Circuit Simulation for Josephson‑junction‑based circuits and quantum amplifiers, and Quantum System Analysis for virtual test benching of quantum experimental setups. This is an opportunity to work where quantum device physics meets the engineering infrastructure needed to scale real systems.

Unlike a role focused on a single quantum hardware program, this role is about developing the EDA capabilities that help many superconducting quantum hardware teams design, simulate, validate, and scale their systems.

You will turn hands‑on quantum hardware and microwave/RF design insight into reusable tools, workflows, and product features
—connecting device physics, EM/circuit simulation, Hamiltonian analysis, and measurement correlation in practical engineering environments.

• Develop new features and capabilities for Keysight Quantum EDA solutions by translating superconducting quantum hardware design needs into product requirements, simulation workflows, validation criteria, and working prototypes, in close collaboration with software engineering teams
• Build and validate models for superconducting quantum hardware components and systems, including:
  • Superconducting qubits, couplers, resonators, readout structures, filters, and amplifiers
  • Cryogenic microwave structures, packaging‑aware components, interconnects, and other supporting superconducting or cryogenic hardware elements
• Develop application workflows and design examples that demonstrate quantum behavior, microwave performance, and system‑level tradeoffs
• Extend quantum design flows in EDA tools by connecting circuit simulation, EM modeling, parameter extraction, Hamiltonian analysis, and system‑level behavior into practical simulation workflows
• Work with customers and internal teams to solve real‑world quantum hardware challenges
• Validate simulation results against theory, measurement…