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Americas, United States, Brooklyn Park

Posted 10 days ago

Lead AMO Hardware Physicist - 649

🏢 Quantinuum

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Role Type

🧪 Scientist / Researcher

Role Focus

🏗️ Build Systems

Seniority

🌸 PhD / Postdoc
🌳 Senior / Lead

Employer Type

🏢 Industry

Visa / Relocation Details

  • Must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or a worker granted asylum or refugee status.
  • Candidates must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless they are also a U.S. citizen, due to national security requirements.

This position is for a Lead AMO Hardware Physicist focusing on the development and operation of trapped-ion quantum computing systems. The primary duties involve applying experimental research expertise to design, verify, and deploy quantum computers, while also collecting system performance data and characterizing device behavior in a research lab. The leader will prioritize and make decisions on complex research projects, working closely with engineering teams and presenting results publicly.

Key Responsibilities

Apply experimental laboratory research experience to design, develop, verify, and deploy quantum computers utilizing trapped ions as qubits.

Collaborate with teams of scientists and engineers to successfully implement new concepts.

Work in a research lab environment to collect data on system performance and characterize device characteristics.

Manage planning, prioritization, and decision making for complex, highly impactful research projects involving multiple teams.

Present scientific results publicly at conferences or through publications.

Required Skills

Completion of a PhD degree prior to starting the position.

Minimum 11 years of experience (PhD inclusive) in quantum information, experimental cold atom physics, or experimental trapped ion physics.

Nice-to-have Skills

A history of highly impactful technical achievements.

Experience leading large, multi-team technical efforts.

Experience working with quantum computing hardware, including programming experimental control systems for data collection, signal processing, and data analysis.

Experience performing simulation and modeling to inform experiments.

Experience with design or operation of a device for quantum information processing.

Experience with laser cooling and trapping of ions or neutral atoms.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, demonstrated by published research results.

Technology Tags

Trapped ions

This technology is directly mentioned as the core qubit system the candidate will develop and deploy.

Laser cooling

This is explicitly mentioned as valuable experience necessary for manipulating cold atoms and ions.

Cryogenic & vacuum

Experience with cryogenic UHV systems is explicitly listed as a desirable advanced laboratory technique.

Microwave & RF

Expertise in low noise DC and RF electronics is explicitly required for system development.

Control software

The role requires experience programming experimental control systems for data collection and operation.

Device modelling

Experience performing simulation and modeling to inform experiments is listed as a valuable skill.

Quantinuum

The employer and context are explicitly mentioned as leading the development of quantum computing systems at Quantinuum.

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