Atom Computing
Principal Hardware Engineer: High Speed Mixed Signal Designer
$180K–$220K
Boulder, CO · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of relevant postgraduate professional experience.
- Education
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads the architecture, design, and deployment of custom mixed-signal electronic assemblies for a quantum-computer control system.
What you'll do
- Define instrument and system architectures, including PCBA partitioning, FPGA/control selection, and power, clocking, and interconnect strategy.
- Guide high-speed mixed-signal front-end design and requirements, including analog/RF signal chains and DAC/ADC selection.
- Lead and mentor hardware design through simulation, prototyping, design reviews, board bring-up, and collaboration with other engineering groups.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of relevant postgraduate professional experience in board-level analog and digital circuit design.
- Experience designing boards with large, high pin count ICs and high-speed communication, memory, clocking, and analog/RF circuitry.
- Mixed-signal design experience and strong PCB design practices across the design cycle.
- Experience mentoring others and proficiency with electronic test equipment for prototype bring-up and debugging.
Nice to have
- Altium Designer; RF design concepts and/or software defined radio.
- Python scripting, multi-gigabit serial interfaces, high-speed memory interfaces, Linux, or MicroTCA/PXIe standards.
Pay
USD 180,000 - 220,000 annually (base salary); annual bonus and equity amounts not stated.
Tools
Altium Designer, FPGA, DAC, ADC, Python, Linux, MicroTCA, PXIe
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