Senior Electronics Engineer

Job Description Summary

ASenior Power Electronics Engineerat QuEra Computing designs develops and tests advanced power delivery and control systems that support neutral-atom quantum computing platforms. This includes low-noise power conversion precision voltage/current regulation and scalable power architectures for sensitive experimental and production quantum systems.

This role spans the full engineering lifecyclefrom concept and system architecture through prototyping validation and deploymentensuring robust stable and low-noise power for cutting-edge quantum hardware.

This position is based onsite inBoston MA.

Duties/Responsibilities

Job Description:

• Design develop and implement power system architectures for quantum computing platforms including low-noise AC/DC and DC/DC power distribution point-of-load regulation and custom power conversion solutions.
• Develop and test power electronics hardware such as DC/DC converters linear regulators power filtering systems and precision current/voltage sources for sensitive instrumentation.
• Optimize power systems for low noise high stability thermal performance and scalability in lab and production environments.
• Define and document technical specifications for power subsystems and support transition from prototype to production.
• Analyze system-level power integrity grounding and EMI/EMC performance; ensure compliance with system requirements.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex power electronics issues in integrated hardware systems.
• Collaborate closely with physicists RF/optics engineers and system engineers to ensure power systems meet stringent experimental requirements.
• Drive solutions to complex and evolving technical challenges; define requirements in ambiguous or research-driven contexts.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in power electronics and power integrity for precision hardware systems.
• Identify technical risks related to power delivery and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support system bring-up integration and validation in laboratory and production settings.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal best practices for power system design.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills/Abilities

• Strong expertise in one or more of the following:
• Low-noise DC/DC power conversion (isolated and non-isolated)
• Linear regulation and precision analog power design
• Power integrity grounding and EMI/EMC mitigation techniques
• Battery systems or energy storage (nice to have less central)
• Thermal management of power electronics
• Experience designing simulating and troubleshooting power electronics systems.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools especially for power and mixed-signal designs.
• Experience with circuit simulation tools (e.g. SPICE).
• Familiarity with system modeling tools (e.g. MATLAB Python or equivalent).
• Understanding of noise-sensitive systems and techniques for minimizing ripple drift and interference.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to produce clear and detailed technical documentation.

Education

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field required; Masters degree preferred.

Experience

57 years of experience in power electronics engineering or related fields ideally involving high-performance low-noise or precision hardware systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with sensitive instrumentation scientific hardware or physics-based systems.
• Familiarity with laboratory environments and experimental system integration.
• Experience supporting hardware scaling from prototype to production.
• Knowledge of international power standards and practices.

Salary Range: 125000 - 160000. We consistently monitor external market data and update base salary ranges accordingly. We determine base compensation decisions on several factors including as geographic placement role-specific knowledge skills and/or addition to our base salary offerings we also provide equity grants for all new hires.

QuEra is committed to cultivating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) based on race religion color national origin gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.