# Senior Silicon Systems Engineer at Atom Computing

> Onsite · United States · Senior · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/lever%3Aatomcomputing%3A26967bbf-1a84-47e2-9cc4-4f6b1a7ab784 (read 2026-11-04).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Atom Computing](https://alderhq.app/companies/atom-computing)
- Location text: Austin, TX; Boulder, CO
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · United States (evidence: "Location: Austin, TX; Boulder, CO")
- Posted: 2026-11-04 (0 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-04 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.lever.co/atomcomputing/26967bbf-1a84-47e2-9cc4-4f6b1a7ab784

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $140k–$160k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (Austin, n 35): p25 $160k, median $184k, p75 $216k
- H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 4, median offered wage $155k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance))

## Description (the employer's text)

### 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)

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