Quantum AMO Theorist & Design Atom-Light Tech

Universal Quantum Ltd.; Haywards Heath; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity participation

Flexible holidays

Flexible working

10% pension

Parental support

Health & life insurance

Development budget

Relocation support

Job summary

Universal Quantum Ltd. is seeking an AMO Theorist to design, model and characterize operations based on interactions between ions and laser and microwave fields. You will develop protocols for atom-light operations and contribute to advancing our quantum hardware platform.

You will collaborate with hardware teams, analyze experimental results, and compare them to model predictions, helping refine physics models and drive open communication within the research group.

Qualifications

• Must have strong programming skills in Python and scientific coding.
• PhD in atomic physics with research experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication with published results.

Responsibilities

• Design methods for atom-light operations such as sub-Doppler cooling, state preparation and detection and quantum gates.
• Contribute to the development of accurate physics models describing atom-light interactions.
• Work with hardware teams to implement methods on our devices.
• Analyse experimental results and compare them with model predictions.

Skills

Python

Atom-light protocols

Collaboration

Education

PhD in atomic physics

Job description

Universal Quantum Ltd. is seeking an AMO Theorist to design, model and characterize operations based on interactions between ions and laser and microwave fields. You will develop protocols for atom-light operations and contribute to advancing our quantum hardware platform.

You will collaborate with hardware teams, analyze experimental results, and compare them to model predictions, helping refine physics models and drive open communication within the research group.