Quantum Research Scientist, Chip Architecture Gates Integration

Minimum qualifications:

• PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with an experimental quantum system (working in lab)

Experience with programming

• Preferred qualifications:
• Experience collaborating with technical teams to integrate components into a complex system
• Experience with superconducting circuit design and electromagnetic simulations
• Experience with RF or microwave engineering
• Experience with calibration and control of experimental hardware
• Experience contributing to or maintaining a large, collaborative software suite
• Track record of communicating scientific findings

About the job

The processor architecture team integrates design, fabrication, and hardware improvements into flagship quantum processors. The flagship processor’s aggregate performance critically relies on components including: coherence, single and two qubit gate performance, readout, parametric yields, etc. As a Research Scientist on this team, you will integrate improvements in design, fabrication, and the hardware system into flagship processors through experimentation and collaborating with subteams on new technology proof of concepts.

You will be responsible for having an in-depth understanding of high fidelity single and two qubit gate operations on our superconducting qubit processors. You will design, execute, and collaborate on experiments to identify or mitigate limiting error mechanisms in integrated processors.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $157,000-$235,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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Responsibilities

• Design and layout prototype superconducting circuit devices.
• Work in a team of scientists and engineers to globally optimize circuit parameters for system performance.
• Integrate improvements in design, fabrication, and the hardware system into processors through firsthand experimentation.
• Collaborate with component teams on new technology proof of concepts.
• Experimentally characterize quantum gates on prototype and flagship hardware by collaborating theoretical and experimental physicists to model experimental data.