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Superconducting IC Designer (Intermediate, Senior, or Staff)D-Wave • Burnaby, Metro Vancouver Regional District, CA
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Superconducting IC Designer (Intermediate, Senior, or Staff)

Superconducting IC Designer (Intermediate, Senior, or Staff)

D-Wave • Burnaby, Metro Vancouver Regional District, CA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Superconducting IC Designer (Intermediate, Senior, or Staff)

D-Wave (NYSE : QBTS) , D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. We are the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today.

At D-Wave, we’re helping customers realize the value of quantum computing today and are shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow.

About The Role

D-Wave is seeking a Superconducting Integrated Circuit (IC) Designer to join our IC Design team, which builds the chips at the heart of our quantum computers. These chips are some of the most complex superconducting integrated circuits ever fabricated and require a sophisticated, customized Electronic Design Automation (EDA) toolchain.

In This Role, You Will Tackle Challenging Open-ended Questions In The Development Of Our Superconducting Qubit And Integrated Processor Technology. You Will Work Closely With The Designers And Scientists On The PD Team Across Multiple Major Project Areas, Including :

  • Modeling, designing, and improving performance of devices on a superconducting quantum processor.
  • Using the EDA toolchain, identifying shortcomings, and conceiving and developing improvements.
  • Topological and parametric design of a variety of novel devices and / or device enhancements to improve processor performance or enable new capabilities.
  • Understanding the impact of the processor’s environment, including packaging, IO, electronics and cryogenic elements, and developing approaches to mitigate it.

What You'll Do

  • Create superconducting integrated circuit layouts
  • Understand, predict, and design the behaviour of superconducting devices
  • Verify designs for correctness and manufacturability
  • Document IC designs, communicate with colleagues about them
  • Use analytical or numerical models and simulations to represent and understand devices
  • Work with custom software infrastructure for superconducting IC design
  • Debug challenging technical issues that arise in your own work or those of colleagues
  • About You

  • Post-secondary degree in electronic engineering, physics, computer science, or a closely related field.
  • IC design experience in an R&D environment, including some analog or rf design experience.
  • Understanding of applied electromagnetic theory.
  • Strong programming skills, including demonstrated ability to collaborate on codebases
  • Strong problem-solving skills and persistence in the face of technical challenges; ability to apply these skills broadly in many different contexts
  • Excellent communication skills in talking to experts and non-experts alike
  • Requirements

    Please note that we are hiring across multiple career stages based on individual skills and proficiencies related to these requirements :

    Intermediate (II) : At the Intermediate level, you will build technical proficiency, become familiar with our superconducting IC design process, and contribute to well-scoped projects under regular guidance. You will :

  • Contribute to IC designs by doing modeling, layout, and verification.
  • Receive frequent mentorship and feedback from colleagues.
  • Grow your understanding of superconducting IC design and quantum hardware.
  • You’ll Bring :

  • A graduate degree with relevant specialization, 0-2 years of relevant experience, or
  • A bachelor’s degree, 2-4 years of relevant experience.
  • Academic or industry exposure to IC design.
  • Senior : At the Senior level, you will lead substantial development efforts, developing new and existing IC designs. You’ll use multiple EDA tools and work across multiple teams and projects with increasing independence. You will :

  • Take ownership of medium to large IC design projects.
  • Identify limitations of current designs and propose technical solutions.
  • Provide mentorship to junior colleagues and collaborate across domains.
  • You’ll Bring :

  • All qualifications of the Intermediate level.
  • 3+ additional years of experience (can include relevant graduate research).
  • Proven ability to work across multiple design libraries, programming languages, and codebases.
  • Demonstrated impact on IC design in a professional setting.
  • Applied understanding of algorithm complexity, EM simulation, or EDA systems.
  • Staff : At the Staff level, you will act as a domain expert and technical leader, shaping how IC design supports our evolving quantum hardware. You’ll be expected to lead technically, influence organization direction, and mentor others. You will :

  • Drive strategic improvements in IC designs as technology and requirements evolve.
  • Identify and resolve architectural or systemic limitations in our designs.
  • Set direction on design development and processes, balancing technical and project constraints.
  • Mentor across teams and provide deep technical leadership.
  • You’ll Bring :

  • All qualifications of the Senior level, plus deeper experience and impact.
  • Proven leadership of IC designs at scale.
  • Applied knowledge of superconducting devices and circuits.
  • Applied knowledge of the electromagnetism of superconductors in an IC design context.
  • Experience developing and optimizing large IC designs with complex resource requirements.
  • A track record of mentorship and team leadership in highly technical environments.
  • D-Wave Systems Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. It is our 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.

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