Quantronics Solutions Architect

Cadence Design Systems • Burlington, MA

12d • $157,500 - $292,500 • Remote

About The Position

This role will provide strategic leadership at the intersection of quantum, photonics, and electronic design automation by engaging directly with customers to understand complex technical and business challenges, defining high-impact solutions using Cadence technologies, and shaping project scope, deliverables, and investment requirements. The individual will partner closely with services leadership and R&D to identify tool requirements, influence future development priorities, and drive execution across extended internal and customer-facing teams. In addition, this role will advance Cadence’s quantronics capabilities by developing deep expertise in how Cadence platforms can be adapted to emerging technologies and by collaborating with R&D to accelerate tool, methodology, and solution innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 16-25 years of design/EDA experience or Master’s degree with at least 15 years of experience.
• Knowledge of quantum, superconducting and photonics technologies.
• Strong knowledge of analog and RF EDA flows.
• Good programming knowledge in Unix, Shell scripting, perl desired.
• Strong customer-facing communication and problem solving skills.
• Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Familiar with EDA tool: Simulators: Spectre, AMS, Xcelium Implementation: Virtuoso; Innovus and APD (preferred but not required) Analysis: Celsius, Clarity, Sigrity

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership at the intersection of quantum, photonics, and electronic design automation.
• Engage directly with customers to understand complex technical and business challenges.
• Define high-impact solutions using Cadence technologies.
• Shape project scope, deliverables, and investment requirements.
• Partner closely with services leadership and R&D to identify tool requirements.
• Influence future development priorities.
• Drive execution across extended internal and customer-facing teams.
• Advance Cadence’s quantronics capabilities by developing deep expertise in how Cadence platforms can be adapted to emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with R&D to accelerate tool, methodology, and solution innovation.

Benefits

• paid vacation
• paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• employee stock purchase plan
• a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior