# System Engineer

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Santa Monica, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $179,000.00 to $254,300.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Cisco Quantum Research is seeking a skilled System Engineer to support our Quantum Experimental Team in a role that is central to the physical realization of Cisco's deployable quantum hardware platforms.

You will collaborate with some of the company's most forward-thinking researchers, engineers, and technology leaders. Within the Outshift Quantum Research team and Quantum Labs, we are pioneering the design and development of practical, scalable, and efficient quantum networking technologies , foundational building blocks for the future Quantum Internet.

Responsibilities:

- Build and architect multi-chassis, rack-level quantum systems tailored to customer and data center requirements, including rack-level power distribution (PDUs, UPS integration, grounding, and electrical isolation), while ensuring compliance with EIA-310, UL, CE, and IEC standards.

- Optimize rack layouts and integrate RF/microwave signal routing to ensure structural stability, thermal performance, serviceability, and reliable, low-noise system operation.

- Develop robust fiber optic routing, slack management, and connector management strategies to ensure low insertion loss, high reliability, and protection against mechanical stress.

- Serve as the primary technical authority responsible for delivering coordinated, rack-mounted quantum systems directly to customer data centers and research facilities, directly driving customer satisfaction and site-acceptance timeline success.

- Unify disparate engineering domain outputs,including precision control electronics, RF/microwave distribution, thermal management, optical/photonic routing, and fiber management,into a cohesive, manufacturable, and serviceable rack architecture.

- Play a key role in establishing the assembly and test infrastructure that will support the scaling of Cisco's quantum hardware platform delivery.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelors +12 years of related experience or Masters +8 years of related experience or PhD 5+ years of related experience.

- 7+ years experience designing, integrating, and deploying high-density electro-mechanical, optoelectronic, or telecom rack.

- Experience with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks, Creo, or Inventor) with experience in rack layout design (EIA-310 standard), structural enclosures, and cable management routing.

- Experience with AC/DC power distribution (PDUs, grounding schemes, safety isolation), thermal/airflow management inside enclosed racks, and environmental interlocks.

- Experience with standard optical telecommunication components and architecture, as well as designing or operating optical data center rack systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience defining and performing Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), including authoring site-readiness specifications for enterprise or research customer facilities.

- Experience reading, interpreting, and producing engineering drawings, schematics, and assembly procedures, with demonstrated ability to provide structured design feedback based on assembly and test findings.

- Exposure to quantum optics, quantum communication, or quantum networking hardware.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental and vision insurance

- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution

- Paid parental leave

- Short and long-term disability coverage

- Basic life insurance

- Paid time away (10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees)

- Flexible vacation time off program

- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

## Skills

### Required
- 3D CAD software
- AC/DC power distribution
- thermal/airflow management
- optical telecommunication components
- rack layout design

### Nice to have
- Factory Acceptance Testing
- Site Acceptance Testing
- quantum optics
- quantum communication
- quantum networking hardware

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