Quantum System Validation Engineer for Scalable Quantum Hardware

Nord Quantique; Sherbrooke; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nord Quantique in Sherbrooke, QC, Canada seeks a Quantum System Validation Engineer / Physicist to join the Engineering team. You will define and execute system-level validation campaigns for superconducting quantum hardware, focusing on long-duration stability and scaling-induced variability.

The role requires a PhD in electrical engineering or experimental physics, experience with cryogenic systems, RF/microwave measurements, and Python workflows.

Qualifications

• PhD in electrical engineering, experimental physics, quantum engineering, or related field.
• Relevant experience in quantum technologies or superconducting quantum hardware.
• Experience executing experimental campaigns in multidisciplinary environments.
• Strong engineering mindset and analytical thinking.
• Ability to communicate clearly with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute system-level experimental validation campaigns.
• Characterize logical and physical performance under scaling-induced variability and emergent error sources.
• Perform long-duration stability and drift measurements.
• Support integrated system bring-up and operational robustness testing.
• Validate calibration workflows, boot-up sequencing, and hardware–software orchestration.
• Contribute to failure analysis and reliability qualification activities.
• Develop automated validation and characterization workflows.
• Analyze experimental data and communicate findings to cross-functional engineering and research teams.
• Support development of deployment-readiness criteria and acceptance metrics.

Skills

Python programming

RF/MW measurements

Cryogenic experiments

Experimental automation

Data analysis

System-level validation

English communication

French language

Education

PhD in electrical engineering or experimental physics

Tools

Git

Job description

Nord Quantique in Sherbrooke, QC, Canada seeks a Quantum System Validation Engineer / Physicist to join the Engineering team. You will define and execute system-level validation campaigns for superconducting quantum hardware, focusing on long-duration stability and scaling-induced variability.

The role requires a PhD in electrical engineering or experimental physics, experience with cryogenic systems, RF/microwave measurements, and Python workflows.