Quantum Atom-Light Operations Designer

Universal Quantum Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Holiday 28 days

Flexible working

Pension 10%

Parental support

Health / dental & life insurance

Development budget 2000

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Universal Quantum Ltd. seeks an Atomic Operations Designer to craft and model atom-light interaction protocols, enabling cooling, state preparation and high‑fidelity quantum gates. You will collaborate with hardware teams to implement methods on devices and analyse results against predictive models.

The role requires a PhD in atomic physics, strong Python coding skills, and excellent communication to publish outcomes and collaborate with experimental groups.

Qualifications

• PhD in atomic physics with strong research background.
• Proficient in writing scientific code with Python.
• Excellent written and oral communication with published results.

Responsibilities

• Design atom-light interaction protocols and sub-Doppler cooling methods.
• Model and characterize reactions between ions, lasers and microwaves.
• Work with hardware teams to implement methods on devices.
• Analyse experimental results and compare with model predictions.

Skills

Python

Communication

Collaboration

Education

PhD in atomic physics

Job description

Universal Quantum Ltd. seeks an Atomic Operations Designer to craft and model atom-light interaction protocols, enabling cooling, state preparation and high‑fidelity quantum gates. You will collaborate with hardware teams to implement methods on devices and analyse results against predictive models.

The role requires a PhD in atomic physics, strong Python coding skills, and excellent communication to publish outcomes and collaborate with experimental groups.