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Cut Noise. Work Quantum.
Americas, United States, Berkeley
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Posted 107 days ago
🏢 Rigetti
Role Type
Role Focus
Seniority
Employer Type
This role is for a Senior Quantum Engineer focused on optimizing the speed and fidelity of superconducting qubit readout and reset for quantum processors. The engineer will lead experimental characterization efforts on measurement protocols, signal chains, amplifiers, and device layouts. The position requires collaboration with theory, hardware, and chip design teams to advance quantum computing systems toward fault tolerance.
Key Responsibilities
Lead measurements of superconducting qubits to characterize the dispersive readout of quantum circuits.
Develop and implement novel measurement techniques and pulse optimizations for improving readout speed or fidelity using Python-based software.
Collaborate with theory and simulation teams to build or validate models that accurately describe readout performance.
Specify and implement improvements for the quantum chip layout, signal lines, and electronics by working with hardware and device design teams.
Develop protocols necessary for accelerating circuit execution and enabling error-correcting codes, such as reset and mid-circuit measurement.
Required Skills
Ph.D. in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering or a related field, plus 2+ years of industry and/or postdoctoral experience.
Deep expertise in circuit quantum electrodynamics and dispersive readout.
Demonstrated ability to perform measurements on quantum systems and explain results via theory or simulation.
Exposure to superconducting qubits in academic or industrial settings.
Experience with software development in an industry setting (e.g., Python, C, C++, Rust).
Experience with low-level pulse optimization of quantum gates or readout.
Excellent communication skills.
Technology Tags
The primary focus of the role is optimizing readout and reset on superconducting qubit processors.
The required qualifications specify deep expertise in circuit quantum electrodynamics and dispersive readout.
The job requires experience with low-level pulse optimization specifically for quantum gates and readout protocols.
The job requires optimizing signal chains and amplifiers used in superconducting qubit readout.
The engineer is advancing systems toward fault tolerance and developing protocols for error-correcting codes.
The job requires working with design teams to specify improvements to the quantum chip layout and signal lines.
The required qualifications explicitly list experience with software development in languages like Python, C, C++, and Rust.