Atom Computing

Quantum computing with neutral atom qubits

Hardware Engineering Manager

Engineering LeadershipUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeBoulder, CO, USA$180k - $220k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
At least 8 years of experience as a hardware engineer, including significant hands-on work with PCB fabrication and contract electronics assembly vendors.
At least 2 years of experience managing a team of engineers, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
Demonstrated ability to lead a team delivering complex hardware projects from design through manufacturing.
Deep working knowledge of PCB fabrication and assembly processes, capabilities, and common failure modes.
Comfort working in a low-to-mid-volume, high-complexity build environment involving precision instruments, aerospace, photonics, or similar applications.
Demonstrated experience with root-cause and corrective-action processes for hardware quality issues.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of hardware engineers responsible for PCB design, bring-up, and testing of quantum control system instruments.
Work closely with quantum physicists, optical engineers, and hardware engineers to understand current and future system needs, explore and track technologies, and drive the hardware roadmap.
Build and maintain strong relationships with PCB fabrication and contract assembly vendors, manage quoting and lead times, and partner with vendors to meet quality and delivery targets.
Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions when prototype boards have defects.
Oversee hardware projects from definition through production, tracking milestones, risks, and cross-team and external dependencies to help the team develop products efficiently.
Identify and drive process improvements in design, verification, and deployment to scale production of control system instruments while maintaining and improving board quality.

Desired Qualifications

Analog electronics design experience.
RF electronics or software-defined radio experience.
Existing relationships with PCB fabrication houses or contract assembly shops in the Boulder area.

Salary Range: 180000 to 220000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Job Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of hardware engineers responsible for PCB design, bring-up, and test of quantum control system instruments.
Work closely with Atom Computing's quantum physicists, optical engineers, and hardware engineers to understand the needs of current and future systems. Drive explorations and track technologies to drive the hardware roadmap to meet these needs.
Build and drive strong relationships with PCB fabrication and contract assembly vendors including managing quoting and lead times, and partnering to consistently hit quality and delivery targets.
Lead root-cause investigation and corrective action when prototype boards come back with defects.
Oversee hardware projects from definition to production, tracking milestones and risks, cross-team and external dependencies to allow the team to efficiently develop products.
Identify and drive process improvements in design, verification, and deployment to allow the team to efficiently scale up the number of control systems instruments that we are producing while maintaining and improving the quality of the boards

Experience & Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

8+ years of experience as a hardware engineer, including significant hands-on work with PCB fabrication and contract electronics assembly vendors specifically.

2+ years managing a team of engineers, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to lead a team delivering complex hardware projects from design through manufacturing.

Deep working knowledge of PCB fabrication and assembly processes, capabilities, and common failure modes.

Comfort working in a low-to-mid-volume, high-complexity build environment with applications to precision instruments, aerospace, photonics, or similar.

Demonstrated experience with root-cause and corrective-action processes for hardware quality issues.

Preferred Qualifications

Analog electronics design experience.

RF electronics / software-defined radio experience.

Existing relationships with PCB fab houses or contract assembly shops in the Boulder area.

About the Company

Atom Computing

Quantum computing with neutral atom qubits

Atom Computing builds quantum computers using neutral atom qubits, based in Berkeley. Its hardware relies on arrays of neutral atoms that act as qubits and can maintain quantum states for long periods, enabling complex calculations. The product works by trapping and manipulating these atoms with lasers and devices to perform quantum operations, with systems designed to scale to larger qubit counts while preserving coherence. The company differentiates itself by its focus on neutral-atom technology, which can offer long coherence times and scalable architectures, supported by collaborations, funding, and partnerships rather than relying solely on a single approach or software-only solutions. Its goal is to become a leader in quantum computing by delivering high-performance systems to universities, research groups, and tech companies, while continuing R&D and forming strategic partnerships to accelerate progress in the field.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Series C
Total funding: $301.2M
Headquarters: Berkeley, CA
Founded: 2018

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