Electrical Design Engineer

Full time / Direct Hire, Burnaby B.C. Canada (Hybrid)

D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS) , a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. We are the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today. Our 5,000+ qubit AdvantageTM quantum computers, the world’s largest, are available on-premises or via the cloud, supported by 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations trust D-Wave with their toughest computational challenges. With over 200 million problems submitted to our Advantage and Advantage2™ systems to date, our customers apply our technology to address use cases spanning optimization, artificial intelligence, research and more.

You can read more about our company and our innovations in the pages of The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Wired and across many white papers.

At D-Wave, we’re helping customers realize the value of quantum computing today and are shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow.

We are growing!

The Project:

As part of our engineering team, you will play a key role in helping to upgrade,

assemble and develop new electrical and electronics systems and provide both lab and field assistance for the world’s first commercial quantum computer. You will be involved with the development and testing of our quantum processor control and readout electronics.

We are looking for a team focused, hard-working ‘chip in where needed’ type of person who enjoys hands-on engineering work. Someone who takes

pride in their initiative and can work closely with Engineering Change Control to push continuous improvement to our systems and processes. Your systems-thinking curiosity ensures continuous learning and an energy to dive into new and exciting multi-discipline areas. This is an amazing opportunity to work on the leading edge of technology, and in an R&D environment developing technology the world has never seen!

• Propose and help develop changes for electrical and electronics assemblies ranging from programmable power supplies to custom FPGA based high speed electronics.
• Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve system operational issues – Electrical, Software, and Cryogenics.
• Install upgrades on our quantum systems both in our lab and in the field.
• Provide engineering lab support and preventative maintenance for electrical assemblies.
• Install, upgrade, and contribute to the software on our control servers.
• Perform and help refine system tests for both engineering and production
• teams.
• Create technical documentation.

• Electrical Engineering degree or similar. Additional courses in physics,
• cryogenics, and/or thermodynamics are a plus.
• 2+ years' experience working in an engineering environment.
• Good knowledge of scripting and programming languages such as Python and C/C++ required.
• Good understanding of PCB, FPGA design and VHDL/Verilog (ideally with hands on professional experience in these areas).
• Comprehension of electro-mechanical engineering drawings is important.
• Demonstrated initiative that resulted in improved processes or workflows.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn new procedures quickly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Willingness and interest to perform field work.
• Strong organizational skills and an attention to detail.
• Previous experience working in a cryogenic lab is a benefit but not needed.
• Ideally you are the type of person that works on interesting projects in your spare time!

THE FINE PRINT:

No 3rd party candidates will be accepted.

It is D-Wave Systems Inc. policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, local law.