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Quantum Systems Digital Design Engineer II

Microsoft· Quantum Engineering
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Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Microsoft Quantum is building a scaled, fault‑tolerant quantum computer with topological qubits integrated with the Azure Quantum software stack. The role focuses on designing RTL-based, ultra-low-latency digital subsystems for the topological quantum engine, impacting logical-qubit stability, throughput, and system scale.

Responsibilities

  • Design & implement RTL for streaming, low-latency pipelines (e.g., readout classifiers, syndrome aggregation, and QEC decoder kernels) in Verilog/SystemVerilog, including resource/performance trade‑offs and power/thermal considerations.
  • Design and implement high‑speed interconnects between subsystems (AXI4/AXI‑Stream, JESD204(B/C), Aurora, Ethernet/UDP, PCIe), including SERDES configuration, link bring‑up, and throughput/latency tuning.
  • Design robust clocking & CDC strategies (MMCM/PLL trees, jitter budgets, multi‑domain timing closure, async FIFOs, metastability analysis) for deterministic performance.
  • Co‑design hardware/firmware/software boundaries (register maps, DMA, interrupt models, driver interfaces) with control/readout software and instrument teams; contribute to system‑level design reviews.
  • Verification and validation: develop simulation and constrained-random tests (SV/UVM or equivalent), build on‑board diagnostics (ILA/ChipScope), and execute lab bring‑up with scopes, VNAs, LA/SC, and RF instruments.
  • Tool flow & CI: own synthesis/implementation (Vivado/Vitis or Quartus/Prime), timing sign‑off, and reproducible, scripted builds (Tcl/Python) integrated with Git/Azure DevOps CI/CD.
  • Quality & documentation: produce clear design docs, interface specs, and bring‑up guides; participate in rigorous code/design reviews and post‑silicon/post‑fabrication retros.
  • Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Physics, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
  • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
  • OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog)

Benefits

  • See compensation section for details. Benefits information is available at the provided Microsoft careers link.
Last updated Aug 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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