Quantum Device Measurement Engineer

Emergence Quantum; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary bonuses

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Emergence Quantum is seeking an experimental quantum scientist/engineer to characterise and benchmark next-generation quantum devices, enabling hardware development. You will work in a multidisciplinary team alongside physicists and engineers to advance scalable quantum computing hardware.

You will design measurement protocols for diverse platforms, develop automation software for instruments, and collaborate with fabrication and theory groups to iterate designs based on results.

Qualifications

• Degree (Honours, Masters or PhD) in Physics, Quantum Engineering, Electrical Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with cryogenic measurement systems and low-noise RF/DC or optical measurement techniques.
• Experience running Python scripts for instrument control and data analysis.
• Meticulous experimental record-keeping habits.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute measurement protocols to characterise and benchmark devices across platforms (quantum dots, superconducting circuits, photonic systems, trapped ions).
• Develop and automate software for instrument control, data acquisition and analysis.
• Collaborate with device fabrication and theory teams to iterate on device design from experimental feedback.
• Troubleshoot experimental setups across hardware, software and cryogenic infrastructure.
• Document and communicate results through internal reports, client deliverables and publications.

Skills

Cryogenic measurements

Low-noise RF/DC measurements

Optical measurements

Python for instrument control

Data analysis

Experimental documentation

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Physics degree

Quantum Engineering degree

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Python

Job description

Emergence Quantum is seeking an experimental quantum scientist/engineer to characterise and benchmark next-generation quantum devices, enabling hardware development. You will work in a multidisciplinary team alongside physicists and engineers to advance scalable quantum computing hardware.

You will design measurement protocols for diverse platforms, develop automation software for instruments, and collaborate with fabrication and theory groups to iterate designs based on results.