Staff Firmware Engineer

Milpitas, California. Posted 29 days ago

The role

The Staff Firmware Engineer is a hands-on technical leader and firmware developer. This person will lead firmware architecture and development for quantum computing control systems.

What you will do

Define system architecture and design in partnership with hardware and systems architecture teams
Evaluate and select components to meet system requirements
Lead firmware-focused schematic reviews
Architect, develop, and validate firmware for quantum computing control systems and other research and development programs
Set technical direction for firmware design and implementation
Raise the quality of the team's work through design reviews and technical mentorship
Define and drive software interface specifications and deliverables across firmware, hardware, and systems teams

Required qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Minimum of 10 years hand-on firmware development and architecture experience leading to a successful commercial product
Experience architecting solutions for multiple products and/or sets of control boards
Expert level firmware development in C/C++
Intermediate or advanced Python for control and test interfaces
Familiarity with build systems, version control, and test driven development
Schematic review and hardware debugging tools and techniques
RTOS, bare metal, and linux development experience
Communications protocol development and TCP/IP protocol implementations
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

competitive health coverage for you and your dependents
401(k) with company match
equity grants
access to financial wellness tools and planning resources
wellness benefits
family support programs
life and disability insurance
paid leave programs
company-designated paid holidays
discretionary time off (DTO)
end-of-year company shutdown

About the company

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers. The company uses silicon photonics to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.