Quantum Control Engineer - Shape High-Fidelity Qubit Gates

OQC; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

OQC in Reading, United Kingdom, is seeking a Quantum Engineer (Control) to push quantum processor performance through advanced control techniques and systematic calibration pipelines. You will collaborate across product development, calibration, processor innovation, and software teams to translate laboratory breakthroughs into scalable, production-ready workflows.

Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent experience, have strong Python-based data analysis skills, and a deep understanding of

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent professional experience in physics, quantum engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience measuring or modelling quantum systems.
• Experience developing scientific software for experiment control, numerical analysis or simulation.
• Strong programming and data-analysis skills using Python or an equivalent language.
• Strong understanding of quantum mechanics and qubit control.
• Ability to diagnose complex, system-level performance issues across hardware and software boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and experimentally validate high-fidelity single- and two-qubit operations.
• Design, optimise and benchmark pulse shapes using quantum control, numerical optimisation and experimental techniques.
• Characterise gate error mechanisms, including coherent error, leakage, crosstalk, drift and control-chain distortion.
• Build robust experimental pipelines, data-analysis workflows and performance benchmarks for quantum processors.
• Define calibration requirements and partner with Calibration Engineering and Calibration Operations to operationalise successful methods.
• Evaluate new devices with Processor Innovation, providing clear feedback on gate performance and processor behaviour.
• Transfer new control techniques into OQC’s production software stack, documenting methods, acceptance criteria and evidence for technical handover.

Skills

Python

Quantum control

Data analysis

Experiment design

Numerical optimization

Troubleshooting

Scientific communication

Collaborative teamwork

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

Qiskit

PennyLane

Cirq

Job description

OQC in Reading, United Kingdom, is seeking a Quantum Engineer (Control) to push quantum processor performance through advanced control techniques and systematic calibration pipelines. You will collaborate across product development, calibration, processor innovation, and software teams to translate laboratory breakthroughs into scalable, production-ready workflows.

Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent experience, have strong Python-based data analysis skills, and a deep understanding of