Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Qubits
Q-CTRL
PythonRust
Lead Research Scientist, Silicon Qubits
Q-CTRL
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $190,000 - $237,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
PythonRust
About the role
- Working with the team and the department head on establishing strategic research roadmap and OKRs.
- Perform cryogenic measurements and characterization of quantum dot-based qubits.
- Invent, implement and test novel control protocols for all the required bring-up steps starting from coarse tuning to optimizing two-qubit gates.
- Oversee development of scalable protocols for processor-wide optimization (e.g. cross-talk mitigation, leakage reduction, defects mitigation), and real-time retuning.
- Collaborating with the product manager and engineering team manager to ensure timely deliverables for the Boulder Opal product.
- 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.
- 3 years of experience (beyond PhD) in tune-up and characterization of quantum dots.
- 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 (to name a few!) with a strong desire to learn and transfer knowledge.
- Meaningful values: You’ll work with an incredibly supportive team who work consistently to deliver our core values to be real, be trusted, be just and to be revered.
- 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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
cryogenic measurementsquantum dot characterizationcontrol protocolstwo-qubit gates optimizationprocessor-wide optimizationcross-talk mitigationleakage reductiondefects mitigationnumerical techniquesoptimization algorithms
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationdocumentationpresentation skills
Certifications
PhD in PhysicsPhD in Engineering
