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Staff Electrical Engineer, Control Systems [634]

D-Wave Quantum · New Haven, CT · On-site

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About D-Wave Quantum

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services.

About the role

D-Wave is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to join our Control Systems team and help develop cutting-edge control systems for quantum computing. You will work within the Control Systems team, in our state-of-the-art lab, alongside a multidisciplinary group building complex control systems for our quantum computing platforms. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Define and drive technical direction for DC/RF control system architecture, influencing design decisions and standards across current and future hardware generations
  • Design, develop, test, and characterize DC power networks, including DC filters and interconnects, from RF PCBs through system-level power electronics
  • Characterize RF data converter (DAC/ADC) hardware used in high-speed signal sampling applications
  • Develop validation plans, perform laboratory testing, troubleshoot technical issues, and implement design improvements
  • Perform layout of DC and RF circuits using PCB design tools, while driving manufacturing of PCB hardware
  • Collaborate with scientists, RF designers, and cross-functional engineering teams to integrate DC and RF circuits into our gate-model quantum computing platforms
More about this role

About the role

D-Wave is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to join our Control Systems team and help develop cutting-edge control systems for quantum computing. You will work within the Control Systems team, in our state-of-the-art lab, alongside a multidisciplinary group building complex control systems for our quantum computing platforms.

As a Staff Electrical Engineer, you will lead the design, testing, and integration of electrical hardware systems supporting our quantum computing systems, working across disciplines to translate system-level requirements into robust, scalable implementations. This includes, but is not limited to, FPGA/embedded system validation, DC power system architecture, control systems power electronics, and PCB design and review in Altium. You will also collaborate closely with the embedded software engineering team on digital signal processing work supporting our control electronics.

This role is well suited to an engineer with strong individual technical ownership, along with a willingness to train and mentor more junior engineers.

What you'll do

  • Define and drive technical direction for DC/RF control system architecture, influencing design...

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