Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Q-CTRL(1 month ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$158,151 - $210,891 (estimated)Engineering

About this role

The Embedded Software Engineer will develop firmware and embedded applications that control and automate Q-CTRL’s quantum sensing and navigation systems, primarily on Xilinx Zynq and STM32 platforms. The role sits within the Sensing Engineering team and supports both research and productization of quantum sensors for defense and aerospace. The engineer will collaborate closely with research scientists to translate experimental requirements into robust, field-ready systems. This position emphasizes architecting embedded platforms with real-time, data-intensive workloads and supporting field trials with industry partners.

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Required Skills

Embedded Systems
Firmware Development
Control Systems
Sensor Integration
Actuation Systems
Real Time Systems
Data Acquisition
Signal Processing
Network Communication
Hardware Interfacing

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About Q-CTRL

q-ctrl.com

Q-CTRL builds infrastructure software that makes quantum technology practical by improving the performance, stability and reliability of quantum computers and quantum sensors. They provide control-engineering and error‑mitigation tools — including a cloud-native quantum performance management platform (Black Opal) plus SDKs and integrations — to optimize qubit control, calibration and noise resilience. Q-CTRL works with hardware vendors, cloud providers and enterprise researchers to accelerate practical quantum applications by turning fragile quantum hardware into dependable systems through software.