About this role
Lead Microwave Engineer // Join the Qubic Team Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (in person) Employment: Permanent, full time Salary: $150,000 to $180,000 CAD annually, based on experience Start date: As soon as possible
The Role
Qubic is building technology that brings the power of superconducting quantum electronics and microwave quantum optics beyond the laboratory and into real-world sensing and communication applications. Our work depends on microwave systems that are not only innovative in theory, but carefully designed, measured, integrated, documented, and engineered to perform as part of a complete platform. As our Lead Microwave Engineer, you will help turn ambitious technical ideas into working hardware.
You will set direction for microwave device architecture in R&D and production, stay close to the company's design workflow and laboratory characterization, and bring engineers and scientists together around clear decisions. This is a role for someone who enjoys solving difficult problems, sharing what they know, and building the technical foundation that helps an entire team move forward. The Impact You'll Make: As Lead Microwave Engineer you will be shaping how Qubic designs, validates, and scales its microwave technology.
The connection from device characterization to data-model comparison and design improvements is particularly central to the company's innovation culture, and this loop is what you will manage. Here is what you will own and influence: Set the technical direction for microwave circuits, antennas, transitions and interconnects, device packaging, and hardware assemblies across Qubic's superconducting circuits and sensing platforms. Lead and advise on electromagnetic and circuit-level modelling of circuits, antennas, and other hardware using tools such as Ansys HFSS, AWR Microwave Office, ADS, CST, or comparable platforms.
Manage translation of system needs into practical specifications, design rules, layouts, and interface definitions. Work closely with physics, nanofabrication, electronics, software, mechanical, and product colleagues, so microwave designs reflect the real capabilities and constraints of superconducting and microfabricated devices. Move designs from analysis and early prototypes toward repeatable, production-ready hardware. Consider materials, tolerances, thermal behavior, manufacturability, and integration from the beginning, and communicate these priorities within and between teams.
Track design and modeling development work on the microwave engineering team and assist team members with prioritization and decision-making between many paths of exploration and inquiry. Develop analytic electromagnetic modeling and measurement data analysis workflows in collaboration with physicists and engineers using Python or comparable languages. Develop and execute continuous-wave and pulsed microwave characterization using vector network analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and related electronic test equipment.
Build calibration and hardware validation approaches that others can use confidently. Lead simulation-to-measurement correlation, and design iteration for the superconducting microwave circuits that are Qubic's initial commercial product. Participate in prototype troubleshooting and root-cause analysis in collaboration with team members in microwave design, fabrication, and cryogenic measurement. Lead the microwave hardware design of, and participate in prototype bring-up, troubleshooting, hardware ruggedization and miniaturization, and design iteration for, Qubic's RF sensing systems and full sensing platforms.
Facilitate design reviews, make thoughtful trade-offs, identify technical risk early, and create clarity when the path forward is not obvious. Provide direction without losing the curiosity and openness that good research requires. Support the growth of engineers, scientists, and technical team members through practical guidance,