Software Systems Engineer

Quantinuum

. Translate stakeholder needs into clear, testable system and software requirements with end-to-end traceability.

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeBroomfield • Colorado • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $132,000 - $178,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in translating stakeholder needs into clear system and software requirements, with a strong focus on system modeling, verification, and risk management. Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor junior engineers, and promote consistent engineering practices.

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Requirements DevelopmentSystem ModelingFMEA SupportAutomated TestingTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringSystems EngineeringRoot-Cause AnalysisVerification Criteria DevelopmentPrototypingBehavioral ModelingChange-Impact AnalysisInterface Control DocumentsAPI KnowledgeConfiguration Management

Soft Skills

MentoringTroubleshootingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

SysMLModel-Based Systems EngineeringGitHubCI/CDRobot FrameworkCypressJFrog Artifactory

Industry Keywords

U.S. PersonNational Security RequirementsSafety-Sensitive Positions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cypress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate stakeholder needs into clear, testable system and software requirements with end-to-end traceability.
Develop functional flows, block definition diagrams, behavioral models, system architectures, and Interface Control Documents.
Allocate requirements and functions across software, hardware, users, and external systems.
Assist troubleshooting by reproducing failures, analyzing logs and system behavior, isolating causes across subsystem boundaries, and recommending corrective actions.
Perform change-impact analysis across requirements, architecture, interfaces, implementation, risks, and verification.
Advise V&V teams on acceptance criteria, test coverage, failure scenarios, and expected system behavior.
Lead or support FMEAs, define mitigations, assess residual risk, and ensure mitigations are implemented and verified.
Support design, integration, technical reviews, defect investigations, and release-readiness decisions.
Develop prototypes, simulations, test tools, or production software when needed to reduce technical risk or support delivery.
Provide technical leadership and mentor junior software developers and systems engineers through design guidance, artifact and code reviews, troubleshooting support, and knowledge sharing.
Promote consistent engineering practices for requirements, system modeling, software design, verification, risk management, and technical decision documentation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
Minimum 8+ years of combined software engineering and systems engineering experience, with demonstrated responsibility in both disciplines.
Minimum 3+ years of experience developing requirements, system models, interfaces, and verification criteria.
Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person. defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.
Experience troubleshooting complex-integrated systems using logs, test evidence, software behavior, and structured root-cause analysis.
Working knowledge of software architecture, APIs, source code, configuration, and system integration.
Experience with SysML, model-based systems engineering, and system-modeling tools.
Experience supporting FMEAs and reliability analyses.
Software-development or prototyping experience.
Experience with automated testing, GitHub, CI/CD, Robot Framework, Cypress, or JFrog Artifactory.
All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology
Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance
Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match and student loan repayment benefit
Equity opportunities
Generous paid time off, sick leave, and 12 paid holidays annually
Paid parental leave
Employee discount programs