Quantum Calibration Scientist, Test & Measurement

Amazon Science; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 193,200; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Science in Pasadena, CA, is hiring a Quantum Applied Scientist to calibrate and optimize integrated quantum processors. You will lead calibration routines, test them in cryogenic environments, and automate processes at scale while contributing to quantum error correction demonstrations.

The role requires PhD or Masters + 4+ years in CS/CE/ML, strong programming (Java/C++/Python), and experience with research publications. Collaboration across software, systems, and QEC teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of building models for business applications
• PhD or Master’s degree with 4+ years in CS/CE/ML or related field
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience in algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing

Responsibilities

• Develop novel calibration and optimization routines
• Test and validate these routines on processors hosted in a cryogenic environment
• Automate these routines to verify processor performance at scale
• Contribute to novel quantum error correction demonstrations
• Collaborate with Software Engineers to develop calibration tools
• Define component-level requirements with System Engineers
• Collaborate with QEC theorists to evaluate logical performance

Skills

Programming in Java

C++

Python

Quantum computing

Publications

Education

PhD or Masters + 4+ years CS/CE/ML

Tools

Unix/Linux

Job description

Amazon Science in Pasadena, CA, is hiring a Quantum Applied Scientist to calibrate and optimize integrated quantum processors. You will lead calibration routines, test them in cryogenic environments, and automate processes at scale while contributing to quantum error correction demonstrations.

The role requires PhD or Masters + 4+ years in CS/CE/ML, strong programming (Java/C++/Python), and experience with research publications. Collaboration across software, systems, and QEC teams is essential.