Senior FPGA 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 FPGA Design Engineer.

In this rewarding position, you will be leading the FPGA design and development of the programming and readout electronics for our advanced superconducting quantum processors.

What you’ll do:

• Design and implementation of the next generation quantum processor control and readout system electronics based on XIlinxRFSoCs
• Continuous improvement of the current electronics systems
• Work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams in Engineering, Software 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
• Lead and mentor junior engineers
  
  
  

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years of experience in FPGA development
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Experimental Physics, or equivalent in relevant education and experience
• Extensive experience in FPGA design, preferably with Xilinx/AMD RFSoC devices
• Strong knowledge of high-speed serial interfaces such as DDR, PCIe and Ethernet
• Experience designing high-speed PCBs and performing signal integrity analysis
• Proficient in VHDL/Verilog
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and programming languages such as C/C++
• Excellent hands-on ability and trouble shooting skills, including circuit debugging with vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers and related tools
• 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
  
  
  

Bonus Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Experimental Physics
• Familiarity 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
• Strong software engineering skills related to experimental design, data acquisition, and analysis
• 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.