Principal Quantum Systems Architect

About this role

Define the system architecture for scalable quantum control and readout across room-temperature and cryogenic domains Drive architectural direction for heterogeneous compute platforms supporting control, measurement, and feedback workloads Establish system partitioning and co-design strategies across hardware, firmware, software, and quantum systems Define communication, synchronization, and dataflow architectures enabling deterministic, low-latency operation at scale Lead system-level trade-offs and guide platform evolution toward scalable, production-ready quantum systems Doctorate in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Physical Sciences, or related field AND 3+ years software industry experience, including research and/or development of commercial software, compilers, scientific computing applications, or multi-component systems OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Physical Sciences, or related field AND 4+ years software industry experience, including research and/or development of commercial software, compilers, scientific computing applications, or multi-component systems OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Physical Sciences, or related field AND 6+ years software industry experience, including research and/or development of commercial software, compilers, scientific computing applications, or multi-component systems OR equivalent experience. 6+ years programming experience in related programming languages. 6+ years experience in a collaborative environment

Ability to work in an “AI-first” environment using modern AI tools to accelerate discovery through both hardware and software development. Proven experience designing complex compute or signal-processing architectures (e.g., SoCs, distributed systems, accelerators, networking fabrics) Proficient understanding of system architecture fundamentals (compute, memory, interconnects, data mov

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