Quantum Materials & Process Development Scientist

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing in Pasadena, CA is hiring an Applied Scientist on the Materials team focused on materials integration and process development for superconducting quantum processors.

You will join a multi-disciplinary group and drive materials R&D from process development through hardware demonstrations, emphasizing thin-film deposition, wafer-scale integration, and materials characterization.

Qualifications

• PhD in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent.
• Expertise in thin-film deposition and process integration at 200 mm wafer scale or larger.
• Expertise in thin-film characterization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize materials for superconducting quantum hardware, focusing on thin-film deposition and integration architectures for scaling qubit density.
• Establish process-structure-property relationships for production films and interfaces.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to translate materials advances into production.
• Publish results in scientific journals when appropriate.

Skills

Thin-film deposition

Process integration

Thin-film characterization

Education

PhD in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing in Pasadena, CA is hiring an Applied Scientist on the Materials team focused on materials integration and process development for superconducting quantum processors.

You will join a multi-disciplinary group and drive materials R&D from process development through hardware demonstrations, emphasizing thin-film deposition, wafer-scale integration, and materials characterization.