Hardware Operations Engineer

Hardware Operations Engineer - 957 at Quantinuum, US Salt Lake City, UT. A mid-level full time position in the Quantum Computing Hardware team, listed under software engineering.

We are seeking a Hardware Operations Engineer in our Salt Lake City, UT location to install, operate, and maintain a Helios quantum computer. This system is part of our partnership (Quantinuum and Oracle Partner to Accelerate Hybrid Quantum Compute Adoption on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure ) with Oracle to accelerate hybrid quantum compute adoption on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Physics, or related field, and deep experience building, validating, optimizing, and using a complex scientific apparatus or commercial product based on atomic or similar quantum building blocks.

You will be first on the ground preparing to receive hardware, working as part of a team to install and commission, and then ensuring high-reliability and high-quality system performance through standard operations and maintenance processes. Day-to-day work will involve complex problem solving; hands-on work with optical, mechanical, and electronic systems; coding; developing operations standards and documentation; and optimizing performance and reliability.

We are looking for a candidate with world-class expertise and drive to deliver for the customer in this exciting partnership. All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.