Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Qubit Measurement, Quantum AI

Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Qubit Measurement, Quantum AI

Cambridge, MA, USA

• PhD in physics, electrical engineering, or a related engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of research or industry experience.
• Experience performing measurements of superconducting qubits or superconducting digital logic circuits.
• Experience coding in Python.
• At least one published research paper and one presentation at a relevant scientific conference.

• 7 years of research or industry experience in measurement, design, or simulation of superconducting qubits or superconducting digital logic.
• 3 years of experience leading research projects.
• Experience working with dilution refrigerators or microwave engineering.
• Experience in calibrating gates or other precise control of superconducting qubits.
• Proficiency with Python to interface with control electronics, execute measurements, and perform data analysis.

• Perform millikelvin measurements of superconducting circuits for quantum computing, including calibration of qubit gates, readout, and flux pulses using both room‑temperature and cryogenic electronics.
• Collaborate with qubit designers, fabrication engineers, and other measurement engineers to maximize device performance, reduce crosstalk, and improve gate fidelities.
• Build a fully integrated, modular chip stack that combines superconducting qubits with their control electronics directly within the cryogenic environment.
• Calibrate and characterize superconducting qubits and mixed‑signal circuits, including transmon, fluxonium, or single‑flux‑quantum (SFQ) superconducting circuits.
• Build and maintain software for control and analysis of these superconducting circuits.
• Design novel control schemes to calibrate qubits and interface with novel superconducting electronics.
• Partner with design, fabrication, and measurement teams to validate fully integrated quantum processors.
• Author high‑quality research papers and present findings at leading scientific conferences to advance the state‑of‑the‑art and enhance publicity.

US: $174,000 - $253,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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