Software Engineer, Quantum Systems & Digital Engineering
Infleqtion2 months ago
Chicago, IL, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$135k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain modular software platforms integrating models, data, and workflows across RF, optical, mechanical, atomic-physics, and other technical domains.
- Build interfaces connecting engineering and scientific-computing tools for simulation, analysis, optimization, and design workflows.
- Develop software supporting model-based systems engineering, including requirements, models, interfaces, parameters, verification data, and system-level performance.
- Create HPC- and GPU-enabled workflows for parameter sweeps, sensitivity analysis, tolerance studies, optimization, and computationally intensive simulation.
- Apply numerical optimization, reduced-order modeling, surrogate modeling, machine learning, and data-driven techniques to engineering design and manufacturability.
- Develop APIs, data models, schemas, visualization tools, and workflow orchestration capabilities for heterogeneous engineering tools.
- Validate models against experimental data and translate engineering needs into maintainable, production-quality software.
- Use and help establish AI-assisted software-engineering tools for development, testing, documentation, debugging, code review, and engineering analysis.
Requirements
- BS or MS in computer science, physics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, or a closely related field.
- Strong scientific or engineering software-development experience with high proficiency in Python and familiarity with modern numerical and scientific-computing libraries.
- Experience integrating multiple simulation, modeling, engineering, or scientific-computing tools.
- Strong understanding of numerical methods, optimization, simulation, data analysis, or computational modeling.
- Familiarity with systems-engineering concepts such as requirements, interfaces, system architecture, verification and validation, trade studies, or multidisciplinary workflows.
- Experience with version control, automated testing, CI/CD, documentation, modular architecture, and maintainable API design.
- Ability to collaborate with scientists and engineers across multiple technical disciplines.
- Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm for modern AI-assisted development tools.
- Preferred: advanced degree in a relevant computational discipline.
- Preferred: experience with MBSE tools, SysML, digital threads, requirements traceability, or model-centric engineering workflows.
- Preferred: experience with Ansys, Zemax OpticStudio, SolidWorks, COMSOL, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar platforms.
- Preferred: experience with digital twins, simulation orchestration, engineering automation, or model-based design environments.
- Preferred: experience with machine learning, surrogate modeling, Bayesian optimization, uncertainty quantification, or design-space exploration.
- Preferred: familiarity with quantum technologies, optical systems, RF systems, atomic physics, precision sensing, or other complex physical systems.
- Preferred: experience with HPC, GPU acceleration, distributed computing, or cloud-based scientific-computing environments.
- Preferred: experience applying generative AI, coding agents, or other AI-enabled tools in scientific or engineering software development.
Benefits
- Hybrid workplace arrangement.
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Employer-funded Health Savings Account.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- 401(k) match.
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
- Flexible Savings Account.
- Paid FMLA and maternity/paternity leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Student loan repayment.
- Equity package.
About Infleqtion
Infleqtion builds neutral-atom quantum systems for computing, networking, and precision sensing, along with the Superstaq software platform. It sells quantum computers, optical clocks, RF receivers, and inertial sensors to government and commercial customers in sectors such as defense, space, energy, and telecommunications. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, Infleqtion is publicly listed on the NYSE (ticker: INFQ) and operates across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.