Electrical Engineer

Vector Atomic•Pleasanton, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Vector Atomic, an IonQ company, is hiring electrical engineers to build ultraprecise quantum devices for applications including autonomous and GPS-free navigation, high-bandwidth satellite communications, and geophysical exploration. This hands-on role focuses on electronic design, particularly analog and mixed-signal circuits. Engineers are expected to own their work while contributing to team goals and supporting the development of custom PCBAs for manufacturing and R&D. The role works onsite in Pleasanton, California, with a cross-functional team of physicists, electronics engineers, firmware programmers, and optical engineers to develop next-generation quantum instruments. The position involves designing, implementing, and verifying precision circuits, with attention to electronic noise, measurement techniques, and mitigation strategies. Engineers develop schematics and layouts, support PCBA procurement and assembly, bring up and debug boards, validate designs using laboratory equipment, document results, and collaborate with software engineers on test procedures and circuit integration.

Requirements

BSEE or MSEE with substantial coursework, laboratory work, or internship experience in analog circuit design; other technical degrees may be considered with at least 2 years of directly relevant experience.
Must be a U.S. citizen (born or naturalized), lawful U.S. permanent resident, or fall within specified categories of refugees or asylees to comply with U.S. export control laws.
Comfort working in a laboratory environment.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Experience using Altium to create schematics, bills of materials, and layouts for complex PCBAs.
Ability and willingness to perform placement and routing in Altium to meet complex performance requirements.
Expertise in analog and mixed-signal circuit design.
Training or expertise in point-of-load (POL) power supply circuit design.
Experience simulating circuits using Spice.
Experience with laboratory test and measurement equipment, including oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, and DVMs.

Nice To Haves

Design training or expertise with EDA tools for signal integrity.
Experience designing boards with microcontrollers and FPGAs.
Experience with low-power design techniques and power supply design.
Experience writing test code in scripting languages such as Python or TCL to control laboratory equipment.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with physicists, electronics engineers, firmware programmers, and optical engineers to create next-generation quantum instruments.
Design, implement, and verify analog and mixed-signal circuits for precision INS instruments.
Develop schematics in Altium and apply layout techniques to improve signal integrity.
Select components and work with purchasing to procure, fabricate, and assemble PCBAs.
Assist with board bring-up and debugging.
Use laboratory test equipment to test and validate designs.
Document results and create test procedures for collaboration with software engineers.
Provide support and technical guidance to software engineers as they program and interact with circuits.
Document issues, rework, and feature requests using project tracking tools to support continuous improvement.