- Location
- Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Quantum Firmware
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Source
- Recruitee
Description
eleQtron develops and operates full-stack quantum computers based on trapped-ion technology. Quantum computing is a new computing paradigm rapidly approaching commercial viability. Our unique approach combines laser-cooled trapped ions with microwave control and tailored magnetic fields. Our next-generation computing machines under development will be able to find solutions to problems that are out of reach today, thus enabling new innovative products and services for a brighter future.
We are looking for a Senior Embedded (ARM) Engineer (m/f/d) to join us in Hamburg or Siegen and own the real-time firmware that turns our control electronics into a working quantum computer. You will work on our next-generation system, where the control electronics are being integrated into a single, highly integrated chip. You sit at the heart of the machine, between the hardware that generates the pulses and the higher-level software that describes the experiments. Timing is not a detail here; it is the product. You are the person who makes sure the right signal reaches the ions at the right nanosecond, reliably, run after run.
Responsibilities:
Own the embedded firmware on our ARM-based control platform, from architecture through implementation to on-hardware debugging
Develop and maintain the real-time software layer that coordinates pulse sequencing, timing, and data flow across our highly integrated control chip
Write and maintain the low-level drivers and board support the hardware relies on
Guarantee deterministic, low-latency behaviour under hard real-time constraints
Lead firmware bring-up together with our electronics and physics teams, and debug at the boundary where software meets signal
Define the firmware architecture and engineering practices — build, test, and release processes for the embedded layer as the system matures
Contribute to the interfaces between the embedded layer and the rest of the stack, so experiments defined in software run correctly on the machine