Quantum Packaging Scientist - Cryogenic Qubit Environments

Amazon; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 142,800 - 193,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs (restricted stock units)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon’s AWS Center for Quantum Computing in Pasadena, CA seeks an Applied Scientist on the Device Team, focusing on packaging and environmental R&D for quantum devices. You will design, model, and test packaging for cryogenic qubit environments, driving improvements in qubit performance and reliability.

The role requires deep expertise in packaging, environmental control, and microwave engineering, with collaboration across physicists, engineers, and software developers to advance hardware

Qualifications

• Patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed venues.
• 3+ years of cryogenic packaging design/testing or quantum hardware characterization.
• Experience with cryogenic systems and low-temperature measurement environments.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related languages.
• Familiarity with professional software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, model, and test packaging solutions for superconducting quantum devices at cryogenic temperatures.
• Develop test standards for DC and microwave qubit environments and assess environmental contributions to decoherence and loss.
• Automate data collection and reporting pipelines for scalable characterization across devices and configurations.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, PCB designers, and circuit designers to mitigate environmental noise and integration uncertainty.
• Contribute to multi-year roadmap planning for packaging and environmental capabilities.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

Education

Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics

PhD in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics

Tools

Unix/Linux

Job description

Amazon’s AWS Center for Quantum Computing in Pasadena, CA seeks an Applied Scientist on the Device Team, focusing on packaging and environmental R&D for quantum devices. You will design, model, and test packaging for cryogenic qubit environments, driving improvements in qubit performance and reliability.

The role requires deep expertise in packaging, environmental control, and microwave engineering, with collaboration across physicists, engineers, and software developers to advance hardware