Job Description
We are seeking an Advanced Layout Automation Engineer to work with our Ion Trap fabrication team in Brooklyn Park, MN. Quantinuum believes that employees work better, more efficiently and more collaboratively in close proximity to other employees, where ideas can be exchanged readily, and decisions can be made more quickly for the benefit of the Company and our customers. All employees should work at their assigned location; however, this role may offer the opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days per week, with approval.
This person will leverage their experience in layout automation tools, scripting and machine learning to help us accelerate our chip design and layout processes to meet our roadmap.
All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.
Key responsibilities:
• Work closely with a team of design and fabrication scientists to lay out masks for next generation ion traps
• Develop and demonstrate scripting and automation capabilities/tools for routing as well as verification in advance of their need that will accelerate our layout timeline
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to ensure designs are consistent with good layout practices
• Work with our foundries to ensure design and tapeout is consistent with their PDKs and/or best practices
YOU MUST HAVE:
• Bachelor’s degree minimum
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in hierarchical IC or MEMS layout using EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, klayout from initial conception through tapeout
• 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.
WE VALUE:
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or a related field preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with integrated circuit layout and simulation in Cadence Virtuoso, including novel development and leverage of automation tools, use of space-based routers, concurrent layout and ML/AI tools
• Demonstrated use of automation, scripting and/or machine learning to accelerate workflows and time to tapeout
Minimum 5 years’ experience taping out layouts and delivering to mask shops
• Experience laying out masks for external (i.e., non-captive) foundries and working with multiple PDKs as well as incorporating new design rules
• Experience using Linux OS
• Familiarity with SKILL language script and Python for layout (GDSpy, etc.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with MEMS layout tools such as L-Edit, K-Layout or similar
• Experience with silicon photonics layout.
• Experience working in a cross-functional, R&D team environment
$116,000 - $140,000 a year
Compensation & Benefits:
The pay range for this role is $116,000 – $140,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate’s skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.
Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company’s quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum’s over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution.
By uniting best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware, our integrated full-stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.
By joining Quantinuum, you’ll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.
What’s in it for you?
A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work
Flexible work schedule
Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
Paid parental leave
Employee discounts
Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
