Senior Quantum Systems Engineer - Quantum Computing - United States
$152,000 - $218,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day. Relisted by the employer on 10 September 2026.
About the role
This role involves defining system requirements to enable fault-tolerant quantum computing.
What you'll do
- Collaborate to define system requirements for fault-tolerant quantum computing.
- Develop approaches to real-time quantum error correction and calibration.
- Distill product requirements to technical requirements across hardware, software, and firmware.
- Develop test cases and review test implementations for correctness and completeness.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering field.
- 5+ years of experience engineering across multiple parts of a complex hardware and software system.
- Deep hands-on experience working with real qubits and quantum control systems software.
Skills: fault-tolerant quantum computing, quantum error correction, quantum control systems, qubits, real-time systems
This role has been open 178 days — well above the 63-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
508
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$224k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (508 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 87 | 508 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 933 | 5650 · 142 employers |
| Median days open | 62 d | 63 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $224k |
Skills observed across this category: fault-tolerant quantum computing, quantum error correction, quantum control systems, qubits, real-time systems
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 107 open roles · median 98 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 88 open roles · median 60 d
- AMD · 44 open roles · median 63 d
- Micron Technology · 27 open roles · median 47 d
- Mobileye · 21 open roles · median 44 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 11 open roles · median 64 d
How we counted: 508 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.