Application Engineer, Quantum Sensing

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Application Engineer — Quantum Sensing

Division: Revenue

Department: Product

About Us: Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) (Nasdaq: QUBT) is an innovative, integrated photonics company that provides accessible and affordable quantum machines to the world today. QCi products are designed to operate at room temperature and low power at an affordable cost. The Company's portfolio of core technology and products offer unique capabilities in the areas of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, cyber security, as well as remote sensing applications.

Scope of the Job: QCi is seeking a high-caliber Application Engineer to deploy and support QCi's quantum sensing platform, including the Vibrometer and related photonic sensing systems at customer sites. The role combines laboratory development with high-impact field engagement: you will design and characterize sensing testbeds and proof-of-concept demonstrations in the lab, provide technical support to new and existing customers from the office, and travel to customer locations to install, integrate, calibrate, and commission QCi sensing systems.

The work spans optics, electronics, signal processing, and software — aligning and calibrating optical sensing heads, bringing up analog/RF and signal chains, and automating deployment and diagnostics through scripting. The ideal candidate balances technical depth in photonic sensing and signal processing with hands-on hardware/software integration skills and the professional presence to cultivate long-term customer relationships. This position is based in Hoboken, NJ or may be performed remotely, and requires travel of up to 50% to customer sites.

A successful candidate is equally comfortable in the office, the lab, and the field.

• Site Implementation: Install, align, and commission QCi quantum sensing hardware (e.g., the Vibrometer) at customer sites, including optical/mechanical mounting, power and cabling, network provisioning, and initial system bring-up.
• Sensor Calibration: Align optical sensing heads, tune interferometric or photonic sensing paths, and calibrate systems against known references to verify sensitivity, bandwidth, and noise floor meet specification.
• Signal Chains: Set up, calibrate, and validate analog and digital signal chains (photodetector front-ends, amplifiers, filters, RF/IF stages), using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and power meters to confirm performance against specification.
• Automation: Write and maintain scripts that streamline installation, configuration, data logging, diagnostics, and ongoing sensor health monitoring.
• Acceptance Testing: Execute on-site and remote acceptance testing of sensing performance (e.g., minimum detectable signal, frequency response, drift), document results, resolve deficiencies, and secure customer sign-off on delivered systems.

• Systems Engineering: Design, construct, and characterize sensing testbeds and system-level demonstrations (structural health monitoring, seismic/acoustic detection, vibration analysis, and related use cases) that mirror real-world customer environments.
• Consultative Discovery: Extract and synthesize technical requirements from customers to provide tailored guidance on applying QCi's quantum sensing platform to their specific detection or monitoring challenge.
• Benchmarking: Quantify and document the sensitivity, noise, and performance advantages of QCi sensing hardware against incumbent sensor technologies (e.g., conventional accelerometers, laser Doppler vibrometers, fiber sensors).
• Technical Content: Author application notes, whitepapers, installation guides, runbooks, and field service…