Postdoctoral Appointee - Superconducting Qubit and Quantum Hardware Engineer, Onsite

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The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies and Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a highly driven postdoctoral appointee with expertise in superconducting qubit design, fabrication, and testing. The research carried out in this position will be heavily experimental, with a primary focus on superconducting qubits. However, the research in this position is expected to expand into other areas of quantum hardware such as qubit couplers and Josephson parametric amplifiers.

• Design, fabricate, and test superconducting qubits for multi‑qubit systems
• Design, fabricate, and characterize superconducting resonators
• Troubleshoot a microwave measurement at cryogenic temperatures
• Operate, maintain, and modify high‑frequency wiring and components in a dilution refrigerator
• Collaborate on topics of quantum information science with a diverse team comprised of both experimentalists and theorists

• A PhD in Physics, Engineering, Materials Science, or a closely related discipline within the last five years
• Substantial measurement experience and a deep knowledge of superconducting qubits
• Significant experience with micro/nanofabrication
• A strong working knowledge of dilution refrigerators and microwave instrumentation
• Evidence of research achievements as demonstrated in the form of technical publications and presentations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance

• The ability to quickly learn new experimental techniques
• Experience making effective technical presentations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong social skills
• Scientific programming for efficient data collection
• Experience with electromagnetic analysis and circuit simulation software
• The ability to collaborate in a team environment and an interest in interdisciplinary research
• Independent vision and creativity

The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies is a Department of Energy‑funded nanoscience research facility that provides users from around the world with access to state‑of‑the‑art expertise and instrumentation in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with a focus on nanoscience integration. The Quantum Materials Systems (QMS) thrust at CINT has a focus on understanding and controlling quantum effects of nanoscale materials and their integration into systems spanning multiple length scales.

The QMS thrust has world‑leading capabilities in synthesis, fabrication, characterization, and modeling of quantum materials, devices, and computing systems. Our synthesis capabilities range from novel 2‑D materials to ultrahigh mobility quantum well structures. We also have design and fabrication capabilities for integrating superconducting Josephson‑junction devices and superconducting resonator circuits into various semiconductor platforms. CINT has a state‑of‑the‑art cleanroom facility that permits micro‑ and nanoscale fabrication of quantum devices and systems, and we have a variety of characterization equipment that allows temperature‑dependent measurements down to dilution refrigerator temperatures with both…