Senior Embedded (ARM) Engineer - Quantum Computing (m/w/d)

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

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Own the embedded firmware on our ARM-based control platform, from architecture through implementation to on-hardware debugging

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Develop and maintain the real-time software layer that coordinates pulse sequencing, timing, and data flow across our highly integrated control chip

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Write and maintain the low-level drivers and board support the hardware relies on

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Guarantee deterministic, low-latency behaviour under hard real-time constraints

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Lead firmware bring-up together with our electronics and physics teams, and debug at the boundary where software meets signal

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Define the firmware architecture and engineering practices — build, test, and release processes for the embedded layer as the system matures

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Contribute to the interfaces between the embedded layer and the rest of the stack, so experiments defined in software run correctly on the machine