Senior Quantum Magnetometry Scientist — Field-Ready, Equity Eligible

Airbus Ventures; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Equity potential

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Q-CTRL is seeking a Senior Scientist for the Magnetometry Novel Hardware team in Australia. You will design, develop, test, and characterise state-of-the-art magnetometers and related hardware to operate in aerospace, defence, field environments.

Collaborating with physicists, engineers, and software teams, you will translate lab results into engineering requirements, drive prototype testing, and support field trials while ensuring reliability amid vibrations and EMI.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent industry experience in atomic, molecular, and optical physics or related field.
• Hands-on experience with quantum sensor hardware and optics.
• Ability to translate lab results into engineering requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and characterise novel state-of-the-art magnetometers and hardware for aerospace, defence, geophysics, medical, and navigation applications.
• Carry out laboratory and field testing to improve sensor performance and reliability in harsh environments.
• Translate experimental results into engineering requirements for prototypes and subcomponents.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, and software teams to enable hardware deployment and field trials.
• Identify performance limitations and develop mitigation strategies compatible with miniaturisation and deployment.

Skills

Quantum sensor hardware

Atomic sensor design

Python

GitHub

Poetry

Communication

Education

PhD in atomic, molecular, and optical physics

Tools

Lasers

Optics

Electro-optical systems

Job description

Q-CTRL is seeking a Senior Scientist for the Magnetometry Novel Hardware team in Australia. You will design, develop, test, and characterise state-of-the-art magnetometers and related hardware to operate in aerospace, defence, field environments.

Collaborating with physicists, engineers, and software teams, you will translate lab results into engineering requirements, drive prototype testing, and support field trials while ensuring reliability amid vibrations and EMI.