Co-founder for startup: Quantum Engineer

DiQuNET; Innsbruck; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DiQuNET is seeking a Co-founder and Quantum Engineer to lead technical efforts in Innsbruck, Austria, developing IC-based control electronics for quantum processors and driving experimental research.

You will contribute hands-on expertise in quantum computation, shaping practical setups and translating unitary transformations into physical signals, while collaborating with a small founding team.

Qualifications

• PhD in Quantum Experimental Physics (ongoing or near completion).
• Experience in quantum engineering with trapped ion experiments (experimental physics).
• Proven knowledge of gate-based quantum computation.
• Desirable knowledge of quantum algorithms and their compilation into gates.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical co-founder, contributing experimental expertise in quantum computation to build the startup's IC-based control electronics.

Skills

Gate-based quantum computation

Quantum algorithms

Communication skills

Team player

Adaptable thinking

Education

PhD in Quantum Experimental Physics

Job description

At DiQuNET, we are disrupting the control architecture of quantum processors by developing theIC-based control electronicsforquantum processors. That is, the Distributed Quantum control NETwork (DiQuNET) of ICs to control a quantum processor for the computation of a specific quantum algorithm.

Role Description

As a Co-founder and Quantum Engineer, you will play a central role as a technical co-founder in building a new startup by contributing with yourexperimentalknowledge in the field ofquantum computation: unitary transformations to physical signals.

Qualifications

• PhD in Quantum Experimental Physics(on-going or about to finish)
• Quantum Engineering --trapped ion-- expertise (experimentalphysics)
• Proven knowledge of gate-based quantum computation.
• Good to have: Theoretical knowledge of quantum algorithms and their compilation and transpilation into gates.
• Communication skills, team player, adaptive thinking