Vacancy: Electronics & Systems Integration Engineer

KEY DETAILS

Role: Electronics & Systems Integration Engineer
Location: Leiden, with occasional travel to Enschede; some hybrid working possible
Hours: Full-time
Start: As soon as possible
Apply by: Open until filled

THE ROLE

You’ll own the full electrical signal chain around our photonic PUF chips: from the drive electronics that generate challenges, through the timing circuits that keep everything synchronised, to the readout electronics that digitise responses. You’re the bridge between our photonic chips and the rest of the system, and over time you’ll help us bring more of our system integration in-house.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Design and build the challenge-preparation (drive) electronics for the PUF module
Design timing circuits that synchronise challenge generation and response digitisation, and eventually partner QKD timing domains
Design readout electronics: photodetector front-ends, amplifiers and digitisers
Develop FPGA-based driver and controller electronics as our technology develops
Support the integration of validated subsystems into a robust system
Document designs and test results for product development and project reporting

WHAT YOU BRING

An MSc in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or a related field
Experience with FPGA and embedded electronics design (VHDL/Verilog or high-level synthesis)
Experience taking lab-bench electronics to a more robust, deployable form
Comfortable working directly with optical hardware and timing-sensitive signal chains
An independent, hands-on and entrepreneurial way of working

NICE TO HAVE

RF or high-speed signal experience
EMC or product-hardening and compliance experience
A background in quantum or photonics instrumentation

WHAT WE OFFER

The chance to own the electrical heart of our authentication hardware from the ground up
Direct impact in a growing deeptech spin-out
A high degree of independence and room for initiative
Collaboration with research institutes and industrial partners

ABOUT QSA TECHNOLOGY

QSA Technology is a University of Twente spin-out developing photonic chips that give optical and quantum communication networks an identity that can’t be copied. Read more about our story and team on our About page.

HOW TO APPLY

Send your CV and a short motivation to career@qsatechnology.com. We’d love to hear from you.

Download the full vacancy here: Vacancy_Electronics_and_Systems_Integration_Engineer (PDF)