Senior High-Speed, Low-Noise, Design Engineer

Senior High-Speed, Low-Noise, Design Engineer

Fulltime, Direct Hire, Hybrid: Burnaby, Canada

D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS) a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services, and is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers—and the only company building both annealing quantum computers and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to unlock the power of quantum computing today to benefit business and society. We do this by delivering customer value with practical quantum applications for problems as diverse as logistics, artificial intelligence, materials sciences, drug discovery, scheduling, cybersecurity, fault detection, and financial modeling. D-Wave’s technology has been used by some of the world’s most advanced organizations including Mastercard, Deloitte, Davidson Technologies, ArcelorMittal, Siemens Healthineers, Unisys, NEC Corporation, Pattison Food Group Ltd., DENSO, Lockheed Martin, Forschungszentrum Jülich, University of Southern California, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Our company and its innovations have appeared in the pages of The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Forbes, INC Magazine and Wired. 

As of August 8, 2022, our company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as QBTS.

We are growing!

Are you a creative, energetic, and self-motivated professional? Do you have an Electrical Engineering or Engineering Physics background with experience in high-speed low-noise electronics? If so, we invite you to join our Engineering department as a Senior High Speed Low Noise Design Engineer .

In this rewarding position, you will be leading the design, development, performance evaluation and improvement of the communication interface to our advanced superconducting quantum processors. The primary goal of this work is to develop and implement D-Wave’s next generation high bandwidth communications electronics incorporating high speed digital design utilizing FPGAs and low noise high speed analog circuit designs.

• Design and implementation of next generation quantum processor control and readout system electronics
• Continuous improvement of the current electronics systems
• Work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams in Engineering and Processor Development and act as a key interface between the teams
• Clearly document and communicate the work and progress to the internal development teams

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Experimental Physics, or equivalent in relevant education and experience
• Extensive experience in high-speed digital design incorporating FPGAs
• Multi-year experience in low-noise, high frequency analog and mixed signal electronics and PCB design
• Excellent understanding of engineering and physics with strong multi-disciplinary technical skills
• Excellent critical thinking, analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent hands-on ability and trouble shooting skills, including circuit debugging with vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers and related tools
• Experience with high-speed serial interfaces such as DDR, PCIe and Ethernet
• Strong organizational and decision-making skills
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and programming languages such as C/C++
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment that is focused on priorities and end results
• Self-motivated, proactive, flexible and passionate about learning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Experimental Physics
• Familiarity with Xilinx’s tools and with OrCad schematic and PCB layout tools
• Experience in microwave circuit design including filtering, switching, multiplexing, and transmission lines
• Experience with microwave frequency design
• Experience with superconducting circuits
• Experience with cryogenic engineering and systems
• Strong software engineering skills related to experimental design, data acquisition, and analysis
• Knowledge of relevant E&M modelling tools (SPICE, Ansys HFSS or similar)
• Registered as a EIT or Professional Engineer in British Columbia

$104,000 - $150,000 a year

OUR COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL:

We believe providing D-Wavers with company ownership, competitive pay, and a range of meaningful benefits is the start of creating a culture where people want to give the best they’ve got — not because they’re simply making money, but because they’ve fallen in love with our vision, mission, values, and team.

During the interview process, your Recruiter will explain how our rubrics work across all our total rewards (base, equity, bonus, perks, benefit, culture) offerings. The final offer is determined by your proficiencies within this level.

INCLUSION:

We celebrate diverse perspectives to drive innovation in our pursuit. Our employees range from distinguished domain experts with decades of experience in their respective fields, to bright and motivated graduates eager to make their mark. Our diverse and innovative team will make you feel appreciated, supported and empower your career growth at D-Wave.

THE FINE PRINT:  

No 3rd party candidates will be accepted. 

It is D-Wave Systems Inc. policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, local law.