Senior Quantum Processor R&D Engineer — Hybrid Role

QuantWare; Delft; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work setup

Pension plan

Personal growth budget

Job summary

QuantWare is seeking a Senior Quantum R&D Engineer to join our Quantum Processor team and develop the next generation of Quantum Processing Units (QPU). This role focuses on improving processor performance by designing, validating and iterating on-chip architectures like inter-qubit couplers and readout architectures, with ownership of the end-to-end development cycle.

You will collaborate with fabrication and measurement teams, performing cryogenic measurements to inform design iterations and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in multi-qubit superconducting quantum device development.
• Deep understanding of cQED, quantum microwave circuits and superconducting qubits.
• Extensive experience in design and cryogenic measurement of superconducting qubit circuits.
• Proficiency in Python and software tools for quantum design and experiments (e.g. HFSS, Comsol, pyEPR, scqubits, Quantum Metal, KLayout, etc.).
• Proactive, detail-oriented mindset with a strong drive to scale quantum technology.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment and take ownership from day one.

Responsibilities

• Design & Simulate: Conceive, model, and layout next-generation superconducting quantum processor architectures.
• Measure & Validate: Perform cryogenic measurements to validate performance and inform design iterations.
• Ownership: Take complete ownership from concept through design, simulation, experiment, and analysis.
• Automate: Write and improve code to automate design, simulation, and measurement workflows.
• Collaborate: Work closely with design and measurement engineers to ensure rapid design-to-test cycles.

Skills

Multi-qubit superconducting quantum

cQED

Quantum microwave circuits

Superconducting qubits

Python

Proactive mindset

Detail-oriented

Collaboration

Ownership

Tools

HFSS

Comsol

pyEPR

scqubits

Quantum Metal

KLayout

Job description

QuantWare is seeking a Senior Quantum R&D Engineer to join our Quantum Processor team and develop the next generation of Quantum Processing Units (QPU). This role focuses on improving processor performance by designing, validating and iterating on-chip architectures like inter-qubit couplers and readout architectures, with ownership of the end-to-end development cycle.

You will collaborate with fabrication and measurement teams, performing cryogenic measurements to inform design iterations and