Staff Systems Engineer - Quantum Gravity Gradiometer
Infleqtion · Louisville, CO
$160,000–$180,000
Jul 2, 2026
Louisville, CO
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Senior level · 5+ years · Boulder, CO · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $160,000–$180,000
Advertised as Staff, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2 people in the Boulder, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 1–4
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $150,836 (middle half $111,458–$177,121). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This role is a systems engineering discipline position — not a software or IT occupation — making SOC classification genuinely difficult. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code, but 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible runner-up given the systems analysis and documentation focus. Neither is a precise fit; the role is fundamentally a hardware/physics systems engineer for a quantum sensing program.
The title is 'Staff Systems Engineer,' which maps to the Staff advertised level. However, the actual requirements (5+ years, ownership of a single program's documentation and processes) are consistent with a Senior-level scope rather than a true multi-team Staff role.
Louisville, CO is in the Boulder, CO CBSA (14500). The posting lists Louisville, CO as the primary office location.
Jama is listed under Preferred Qualifications alongside DOORS and Polarion as interchangeable requirements management tools; it is not a hard gate despite being mentioned in the responsibilities section as 'Jama or equivalent.'
FMEA and risk register experience are listed under Preferred Qualifications only.
SharePoint is mentioned in the responsibilities narrative (document organization) but is not listed as a required or preferred qualification — included as preferred given it appears only in context.
The role involves no explicit security clearance requirement, though it supports a NASA government program.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): requirements management, interface control documentation, verification and validation planning, configuration management.
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