Senior Research Scientist, Silicon Qubits
Q-CTRL
PythonRust
Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Qubits
Q-CTRL
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $140,000 - $192,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
PythonRust
About the role
- Perform cryogenic measurements and characterization of superconducting qubits.
- Invent, implement and test novel control protocols for tuning and optimizing two-qubit gates.
- Develop scalable protocols for processor-wide optimization (e.g. cross-talk mitigation, leakage reduction, defects mitigation), and real-time retuning.
- Collaborate with your colleagues in the engineering and product teams to translate ideas and research outcomes into production-level software.
- Explain, document and present research solutions in accessible language.
Requirements
- An advanced degree in Physics, Engineering, or a closely related discipline. A PhD is preferred, but we also consider exceptional candidates with previous industry experience.
- 2 years of experience conducting research in a relevant field.
- Previous experience in tune-up and characterization of superconducting qubits.
- Expertise in numerical techniques, statistical learning, and optimization algorithms.
- A good grasp of software development best practices, and experience in developing software modules for qubit measurement and control (Python, C++, Rust).
Benefits
- Flexibility: We embrace workplace flexibility so you worry more about your impact vs a rigid work schedule.
- Attractive salary: You’ll get to have the start-up impact without the start-up wages.
- Equity: We want people to have a sense of ownership in what they do and offer the potential for equity share and annual bonuses.
- Cash bonus: We recognize exceptional performance and impact by offering annual discretionary cash bonuses.
- Resources: We are well funded by the world’s best technology investors, letting us chase our ambitions with minimal constraints.
- Parental support: We offer paid parental leave to support you and your loved ones.
- Diversity: We’re an equal opportunity employer and actively support initiatives like the ‘Global Women in Quantum’ program to help expand the quantum workforce.
- Unique culture: You’ll be surrounded by some of the world’s leading physicists, engineers, product, marketing and design people with a strong desire to learn and transfer knowledge.
- Personal development: We provide you with a personal development and wellness budget.
- Make a dent: Last but not least you’ll have the unique opportunity to help set the direction for this revolutionary technology and truly make an impact that matters!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cryogenic measurementscharacterization of superconducting qubitscontrol protocolstwo-qubit gatesprocessor-wide optimizationcross-talk mitigationleakage reductiondefects mitigationnumerical techniquesoptimization algorithms
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationdocumentationpresentation
Certifications
PhD in PhysicsPhD in Engineering
