Senior Silicon Systems Engineer

Job Responsibilities

Architecture & Design Integration

• Develop and document system architecture, including subsystem interactions
• Produce system-level design documentation and interface control documents (ICDs), including the chip–PCB–controller boundaries
• Lead chip-level system specs with ASIC designers, analyzing trade-offs across silicon, PCB, and software

System Definition & Requirements Management

• Develop specifications for ASICs, PCBs, controllers, and supporting hardware based on research goals maintaining clear traceability to system-level requirements.
• Work with engineers to translate measured performance, limitations, and operational experience into requirements for PCBs, controllers, RF/analog electronics, and auxiliary hardware.
• Manage change control processes for evolving architectures and requirements.

Risk Management & Technical Planning

• Identify, quantify, and track technical risks, opportunities, and mitigations
• Engage in ASIC architectural reviews and tape-out readiness milestones, evaluating system-level implications of engineering modifications alongside silicon risks including respins, IP integration, and schedule impact.

Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V)

• Link pre-silicon verification coverage and post-silicon bring-up and characterization results back to system-level requirements
• Plan system-level integration of the ASIC into PCBs and auxiliary hardware, including bring-up sequencing

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as technical liaison between Theory, Quantum Engineering, Hardware, Software, Controls, ASIC Design and Verification, and Optical Engineering
• Support customer interactions, including government program reviews, technical interchange meetings, and milestone reporting.

Experience & Education

• BS or higher in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in complex, multidisciplinary R&D or production environments (quantum, aerospace, defense, advanced computing, or similar)

Required Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead requirements development, interface control, and V&V planning across engineering and science disciplines
• Experience with system architecture, requirements management tools, and configuration management systems
• Demonstrated experience with risk management frameworks
• Experience with silicon integration

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in engineering, physics, or a related discipline
• Familiarity with quantum computing, atomic and optical (AMO) physics, or control system integration
• Experience preparing and presenting SRR/PDR/CDR artifacts
• Experience supporting government-funded research or procurement programs (DoD, DoE, DoC)