Software-focused Systems Engineer - 1018

Quantinuum • Broomfield, CO

3d • $132,000 - $178,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Software-Focused Systems Engineer in our Broomfield, CO location to translate stakeholder needs into verifiable requirements and guide software-intensive systems from concept through integration, operation, and validation. This role combines requirements engineering, system modeling, interface definition, troubleshooting, change analysis, risk management, V&V support, and limited software development. This role offers the opportunity to work on a hybrid schedule. Employees are expected to work at their assigned location and may work remotely up to 2 days per week, with approval. All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 8+ years of combined software engineering and systems engineering experience, with demonstrated responsibility in both disciplines.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience developing requirements, system models, interfaces, and verification criteria.
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person. defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in systems engineering, software engineering, computer science, related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience troubleshooting complex-integrated systems using logs, test evidence, software behavior, and structured root-cause analysis.
• Working knowledge of software architecture, APIs, source code, configuration, and system integration.
• Strong technical analysis, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Experience with SysML, model-based systems engineering, and system-modeling tools.
• Experience supporting FMEAs and reliability analyses.
• Software-development or prototyping experience.
• Experience with automated testing, GitHub, CI/CD, Robot Framework, Cypress, or JFrog Artifactory.

Responsibilities

• Translate stakeholder needs into clear, testable system and software requirements with end-to-end traceability.
• Develop functional flows, block definition diagrams, behavioral models, system architectures, and Interface Control Documents.
• Allocate requirements and functions across software, hardware, users, and external systems.
• Assist troubleshooting by reproducing failures, analyzing logs and system behavior, isolating causes across subsystem boundaries, and recommending corrective actions.
• Perform change-impact analysis across requirements, architecture, interfaces, implementation, risks, and verification.
• Advise V&V teams on acceptance criteria, test coverage, failure scenarios, and expected system behavior.
• Lead or support FMEAs, define mitigations, assess residual risk, and ensure mitigations are implemented and verified.
• Support design, integration, technical reviews, defect investigations, and release-readiness decisions.
• Develop prototypes, simulations, test tools, or production software when needed to reduce technical risk or support delivery.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior software developers and systems engineers through design guidance, artifact and code reviews, troubleshooting support, and knowledge sharing.
• Promote consistent engineering practices for requirements, system modeling, software design, verification, risk management, and technical decision documentation.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match and student loan repayment benefit
• Equity opportunities
• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and 12 paid holidays annually
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs

What This Job Offers

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