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Quantum Hardware Design Engineer
Accepting applicationsIBM · Yorktown Heights, NY
Full-Time Mid_senior AICMOSCadenceInnovusRF
Posted
2d ago
Category
Eda
Experience
Mid_senior
Country
United States
Introduction
IBM Research is seeking talented engineers to join the quantum hardware design/simulation team at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. The team focuses on delivering quantum processor and processor-adjacent designs to meet a variety of internal needs, and develops and drives the methodology to make these designs successful. Design scopes span from exploratory research to production-roadmap quantum processor unit development. Working in Research means joining a team that accelerates discovery at the intersection of high-performance computing, AI, quantum, and cloud. You'll collaborate with leading scientists, engineers, and visionaries to push boundaries and turn ideas into reality. With a culture built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, IBM Research offers the opportunity to grow your career while contributing to breakthroughs that transform industries and change the world.
Your Role And Responsibilities
The successful candidate will join the core quantum hardware design team, contributing directly to designs in IBM's proprietary superconducting technology. Designs range from quantum processing units (QPUs), consisting of networks of qubits and passive microwave components, to testsite designs in support of innovation breakthroughs for QPU technologies. Applicants with prior experience in e.g. CMOS RFIC or PCB high-speed design/layout but not in superconducting electronics are very welcome. The role includes deep involvement at all levels of design tapeouts using both custom and automated design tools, and focuses on block-level layout and chip-level layout and integration. Applicants are expected to have experience with relevant hardware development tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Custom Compiler, Keysight ADS, Ansys Electronics Desktop, etc.. Familiarity with IC fabrication tools, quantum device design and/or quantum computing engineering is preferred but not required. Because the role includes collaboration between several diverse and dynamic teams of technical and operations personnel, good communication skills, initiative, and a strong sense of responsibility are key.
Responsibilities Include
Participation in design releases for QPUs and related testsites in a proprietary superconducting technology
Detailed mask layout and chip finishing for quantum hardware releases
Layout model development for quantum hardware components
Basic connectivity/schematic capture for quantum hardware circuitry
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
RF/microwave/IC design tooling (e.g, Cadence Virtuoso/Innovus, Synopsys Custom Compiler/Fusion Compiler/IC Compiler II/Design Computer, Keysight PathWave ADS) or PCB design (Cadence Allegro, Siemens Xpedition, Altium Designer etc.)
Tapeout experience in deep submicron CMOS, III-V, or superconducting technologies, or PCB design experience for RF/high-speed applications
Basics of microwave/RF layout or high-speed digital layout
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
Electromagnetic simulation, especially with full-wave tools
Microwave engineering concepts
Quantum computing hardware
Experience with CMOS EDA tool development
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IBM Research is seeking talented engineers to join the quantum hardware design/simulation team at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. The team focuses on delivering quantum processor and processor-adjacent designs to meet a variety of internal needs, and develops and drives the methodology to make these designs successful. Design scopes span from exploratory research to production-roadmap quantum processor unit development. Working in Research means joining a team that accelerates discovery at the intersection of high-performance computing, AI, quantum, and cloud. You'll collaborate with leading scientists, engineers, and visionaries to push boundaries and turn ideas into reality. With a culture built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, IBM Research offers the opportunity to grow your career while contributing to breakthroughs that transform industries and change the world.
Your Role And Responsibilities
The successful candidate will join the core quantum hardware design team, contributing directly to designs in IBM's proprietary superconducting technology. Designs range from quantum processing units (QPUs), consisting of networks of qubits and passive microwave components, to testsite designs in support of innovation breakthroughs for QPU technologies. Applicants with prior experience in e.g. CMOS RFIC or PCB high-speed design/layout but not in superconducting electronics are very welcome. The role includes deep involvement at all levels of design tapeouts using both custom and automated design tools, and focuses on block-level layout and chip-level layout and integration. Applicants are expected to have experience with relevant hardware development tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Custom Compiler, Keysight ADS, Ansys Electronics Desktop, etc.. Familiarity with IC fabrication tools, quantum device design and/or quantum computing engineering is preferred but not required. Because the role includes collaboration between several diverse and dynamic teams of technical and operations personnel, good communication skills, initiative, and a strong sense of responsibility are key.
Responsibilities Include
Participation in design releases for QPUs and related testsites in a proprietary superconducting technology
Detailed mask layout and chip finishing for quantum hardware releases
Layout model development for quantum hardware components
Basic connectivity/schematic capture for quantum hardware circuitry
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
RF/microwave/IC design tooling (e.g, Cadence Virtuoso/Innovus, Synopsys Custom Compiler/Fusion Compiler/IC Compiler II/Design Computer, Keysight PathWave ADS) or PCB design (Cadence Allegro, Siemens Xpedition, Altium Designer etc.)
Tapeout experience in deep submicron CMOS, III-V, or superconducting technologies, or PCB design experience for RF/high-speed applications
Basics of microwave/RF layout or high-speed digital layout
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
Electromagnetic simulation, especially with full-wave tools
Microwave engineering concepts
Quantum computing hardware
Experience with CMOS EDA tool development
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