Senior Quantum Magnetometry Scientist - Field-Ready Sensors

Q-CTRL; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Q-CTRL's Quantum Sensing Research team is seeking a Senior Scientist in the Magnetometry Novel Hardware group to design, develop, test, and characterise state-of-the-art magnetometers and auxiliary hardware for aerospace, defence, geophysical exploration, and medical applications.

You will bring lab-performance into challenging environments, collaborating with physics, electronics, and software experts to advance sensor reliability under vibrations and electromagnetic interference, and to

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent industry experience in atomic, molecular, and optical physics.
• Hands-on experience with quantum sensor hardware.
• Experience in atomic sensor design, construction, operation, and characterisation.
• Proficiency in Python for numerical simulations, data logging, and analysis.
• Ability to communicate technical results clearly to a wide audience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across teams to develop state-of-the-art quantum magnetometers and hardware for aerospace, defence, geophysical exploration, and medical applications.
• Design, develop, test, and characterise magnetometers and auxiliary hardware for harsh environments.
• Develop and test early-stage prototypes on optical tables, translating experiments into engineering requirements.
• Lead technical commissioning through field trials and inform design decisions with engineers.
• Identify performance limitations and develop mitigation strategies compatible with miniaturisation and field deployment.

Skills

Quantum sensing hardware

Python programming

Experimentation

Communication skills

Education

PhD in AMO physics

Tools

GitHub

Poetry

Lasers

Optics

Job description

Q-CTRL's Quantum Sensing Research team is seeking a Senior Scientist in the Magnetometry Novel Hardware group to design, develop, test, and characterise state-of-the-art magnetometers and auxiliary hardware for aerospace, defence, geophysical exploration, and medical applications.

You will bring lab-performance into challenging environments, collaborating with physics, electronics, and software experts to advance sensor reliability under vibrations and electromagnetic interference, and to