Senior Quantum System Architect

Overview

Department: Chief Quantum Office

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: British Columbia, Canada

Compensation: The base annual salary range for this full-time role is between $215,000 to $296,000. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target range for new hire base salary across all Canadian locations. Actual compensation may vary outside of this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to a candidate s qualifications including relevant education and training, competencies, experience, geographic location, and business needs.

Base pay is only one part of the total compensation package. Full time roles are eligible for equity and benefits. Base pay is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

The Senior Quantum System Architect is responsible for building system architecture design for silicon-based quantum computation. The architect is a deeply creative systems engineer with years of experimental quantum technology expertise. While many concepts from classical computer architecture – microarchitecture, instruction set, etc. – will continue to be useful, the many challenges of developing a quantum computing system will inspire new concepts and techniques.

As a Senior Quantum System Architect, you will work with teammates with expertise spanning device physics, hardware, qubit control and error correction, classical computer architecture and compilers, as well as our silicon qubit processor team. Together, you will develop, prototype, and implement key solutions for our silicon-based quantum computer architecture. Please include a cover letter with your resume (in one file) describing how you would be a great fit at Photonic and what attributes you could bring to our growing team.

• Work closely with the Chief Quantum Officer to provide the technical vision for the team
• Design, model, prototype, and guide the implementation of new architectures for fault-tolerant silicon-based quantum computing
• Participate in technical reviews to coordinate and prioritize the projects to design, create, and integrate technical components to deliver fault-tolerant quantum processors
• Design and model architectures that balance both quantum and classical resources
• Contribute technical expertise via collaboration with the Photonic team to tailor fault-tolerant architectures to real-world silicon devices and develop hardware towards fault-tolerance
• Explore how quantum devices can optimize key performance factors such as fidelity, connectivity, coherence, scalability, reliability, and efficiency
• Identify, model, and evaluate opportunities for long-term performance improvements
• Write patents, internal documents, and peer-reviewed articles reporting advances where applicable
• Support the delivery of technical communications to executives and external partners
• Identify and build collaborations with outside research organizations (government labs, academic groups)
• Train, guide, and develop current and additional team members

• Masters or PhD in Quantum Information Processing, Electrical engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in the field of quantum engineering
• Experimental quantum technology expertise in quantum optics, spin qubits, photon-spin interfaces, and high fidelity quantum control and measurement
• Deep expertise working at the interface of condensed matter physics and quantum information science
• Experience with quantum architecture best practices
• Proficiency in working with Python or other modern programming language
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations in rapidly changing research environment
• Demonstrated ability to creatively solve engineering problems
• Outstanding teamwork skills
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

• Get involved with a quantum startup company set to redefine computing
• Work closely with some of the brightest innovators in quantum technologies
• Enjoy a fast-paced and fun environment where you can try new things while solving innovative challenges every day
• Inclusive company culture
• Competitive salary, benefits (including life insurance, extended health, dental, long term disability, and a flexible spending account), and potential upside

The description above is what we think an ideal candidate would look like for this role. At Photonic, we understand that everyone has a different work and life journey. If you feel your experience is close to what we ve described, but you might not meet all the requirements, please still apply! We are also committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences, knowing that these very differences inspire innovation and build better teams. If there are any accommodations our team can make throughout our hiring process, please let us know.