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Oceania, Australia, Sydney
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Posted 105 days ago
🏢 Q-CTRL
Role Type
Role Focus
Seniority
Employer Type
This Senior Scientist role focuses on enhancing the performance of Q-CTRL’s quantum inertial sensors used in environments where GPS is unavailable. The scientist will primarily develop and implement procedures for sensor calibration, noise characterization, signal extraction, and field validation. This work involves combining ultra-precise quantum sensing technologies with classical inertial navigation systems to extract valuable signals and push performance boundaries for maritime and aeronautical positioning challenges.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct research and development into novel quantum control solutions and sensor fusion algorithms to improve the performance of real-world quantum sensors like atom interferometers and magnetometers.
Analyze sensor performance in realistic environments, and characterize, measure, and calibrate noise metrics to enhance overall performance.
Deploy developed test and validation procedures on actual quantum sensor hardware by collaborating with quantum control engineers, experimental physicists, and hardware specialists.
Collaborate extensively within the Quantum Sensing Division and across the company to achieve project goals.
Communicate and share insights regarding sensor testing, characterization, calibration, and validation with internal teams, external stakeholders, and customers through presentations and publications.
Required Skills
PhD in Physics, Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
Experience in the theory, calibration, optimisation, testing and validation of inertial sensors and inertial navigation systems.
Experience with atom interferometry, cold and/or ultracold atomic systems, quantum sensing in warm atomic vapours, pulse-level optimisation, and quantum control techniques.
Experience developing error budgets, noise characterization, and sensor metrology.
Demonstrated ability to account for real world effects of sensor misalignment using coordinate systems transformations, scale factor and transfer function inversion and co-location limitations.
Nice-to-have Skills
Expertise with Python and Rust programming language for scientific computing.
Experience designing, operating and testing inertial navigation system hardware and working closely with both theoretical and experimental teams.
Demonstrated experience in improving sensor performance through careful calibration and noise/error measurements.
Technology Tags
The role is titled "Senior Scientist, Inertial" and centers on improving quantum inertial sensors.
The primary goal of the research is delivering novel navigation capabilities for GPS-denied environments.
The job focuses on enhancing the performance of quantum sensors, explicitly listing atom interferometers.
The role involves improving quantum inertial sensors, specifically listing magnetometers.
A key responsibility is the measurement, characterization, and calibration of noise metrics for performance enhancement.
The role requires expertise in developing and implementing signal processing algorithms for extracting useful outputs.
The team specializes in theoretical and experimental atomic physics, directly relating to the quantum sensors being developed.