# FPGA Engineer

Your mission At planqc, we are building scalable quantum computers based on neutral atoms - one of the most promising platforms for achieving real-world quantum advantage.As we expand our international presence and establish our operations in the United Kingdom, we are looking for an FPGA Engineer to join us at this exciting stage of our growth. As an FPGA Engineer, you will be part of our Electrical Engineering team, developing high-performance control systems at the core of our quantum computing platform. Your work will focus on designing and implementing real-time FPGA-based systems that enable precise control and readout of individual atoms with nanosecond accuracy. Working closely with quantum hardware and software teams, you will translate complex experimental requirements into robust, scalable firmware solutions. Your contributions will be critical in advancing system performance, stability, and scalability, enabling the next generation of quantum algorithms and applications. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy working at the intersection of hardware, firmware, and cutting-edge physics. This is an opportunity to contribute to the development of our quantum technology

- **Id**: 4039145
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planqc-fpga-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cambridge, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T15:10:17Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T21:41:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5901
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Dental insurance, Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Quantum Science & Computing, Quantum Computing Hardware, High-Performance Computing

## Company

- **Id**: 9437
- **Name**: planqc
- **Domain**: planqc.eu
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/planqc>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Personio

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 12
- **Ghost share**: 0.167
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 109
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **Cocotb** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SystemVerilog** — Optional: no
- **Verilog** — Optional: no
- **VHDL** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: yes
- **PetaLinux** — Optional: yes
- **Vitis** — Optional: yes
- **Xilinx Vivado** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T21:41:51Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 109
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T01:56:13Z

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