Hybrid Quantum Design Engineer: QPU & Cryogenic Circuits

QuantWare BV; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Hybrid work setup

Learning & development budget

Team events & offsites

Job summary

QuantWare BV is seeking a Quantum Design Engineer to advance superconducting quantum processors. You will design and simulate qubit chips, optimize nonreciprocal circuits, and drive high-fidelity readout chains, collaborating closely with experimentalists and device engineers to iterate from theory to practice.

Join a fast-moving R&D team in the Netherlands, contributing to scalable QPU architecture, cryogenic design, and manufacturability while leveraging Python automation to accelerate

Qualifications

• MSc in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 2+ years of industry experience or a PhD with hands-on work.
• Strong Python skills for automating designs, simulations, and data analysis.
• Experience with EM simulation and chip design tools; familiarity with Qiskit‑Metal is a plus.
• Knowledge of cQED devices and superconducting circuit design is a strong advantage.
• Experience designing nonreciprocal superconducting circuits or advanced readout techniques is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate cutting-edge quantum hardware to improve performance, coherence, and scalability.
• Develop high-performance, manufacturable device architectures that accelerate R&D cycles and increase qubit fidelity and yield.
• Architect and optimize the layout of nonreciprocal superconducting circuits such as parametric amplifiers, targeting robust performance under cryogenic conditions.
• Interpret simulation results and correlate with experimental data to guide iterative design improvements.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure rapid design-to-test cycles, connecting theory with experiment.
• Automate the design pipeline using Python, enabling parametric device generation, simulation sweeps, and data post-processing.

Skills

Python

EM simulation

cQED devices

superconducting circuit design

parametric amplifiers

data analysis

Education

MSc in Physics or Electrical Engineering

PhD (relevant hands-on work)

Tools

Ansys HFSS‑Q3D

KLayout

Git

Qiskit‑Metal

Job description

QuantWare BV is seeking a Quantum Design Engineer to advance superconducting quantum processors. You will design and simulate qubit chips, optimize nonreciprocal circuits, and drive high-fidelity readout chains, collaborating closely with experimentalists and device engineers to iterate from theory to practice.

Join a fast-moving R&D team in the Netherlands, contributing to scalable QPU architecture, cryogenic design, and manufacturability while leveraging Python automation to accelerate