Remote Quantum Hardware Intern – Stabilization & Control

Quandela; Massy; Remote; EUR 13,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Swile Card (meal vouchers)

50% transportation costs

Possibility of remote work

Internship Allowance €1,200–€1,400 per

1.5 days off per month

Job summary

Quandela in Massy, France seeks a motivated intern for the QPU Prototyping team to develop active stabilisation and control methods for quantum processor subsystems. The role combines experimental optics, instrumentation, automation and data analysis to turn laboratory demonstrations into stable, operational hardware.

You will contribute to automated calibration, real-time monitoring and software for control and data acquisition, with collaboration across teams to ensure robust, scalable

Qualifications

• Currently completing an M2 or final-year engineering degree in physics, photonics, optical engineering, quantum technologies, control engineering or a related field.
• Previous hands-on experience in experimental optics, quantum optics or laboratory instrumentation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Characterise the physical mechanisms and environmental drifts that limit optical-system and QPU performance.
• Develop active feedback methods to stabilise relevant parameters, such as optical phase, polarisation, spectral alignment and timing.
• Select and integrate suitable sensors, actuators, control electronics and measurement equipment.
• Develop software for automated calibration, real-time monitoring, feedback control and experimental data acquisition.
• Optimise system performance and define appropriate metrics, measurement protocols and acceptance criteria.
• Assess long-term stability, robustness and reproducibility through extended experimental campaigns.
• Implement automated methods for detecting and recovering from performance degradation.
• Analyse experimental data, identify limiting factors and propose improvements to the optical and control architectures.
• Document the system and collaborate with other teams to support its transfer into an operational quantum processor.

Skills

Python

Quantum optics

Git

Education

M2/Final-year engineering in physics/photonic/quantum technologies

Tools

Lab equipment handling

Job description

Quandela in Massy, France seeks a motivated intern for the QPU Prototyping team to develop active stabilisation and control methods for quantum processor subsystems. The role combines experimental optics, instrumentation, automation and data analysis to turn laboratory demonstrations into stable, operational hardware.

You will contribute to automated calibration, real-time monitoring and software for control and data acquisition, with collaboration across teams to ensure robust, scalable