Senior Physicist – SiV Quantum Memory & Networks

Doist; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 127,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision plans

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO and paid holidays

Parental/adoption leave

Home technology stipend

Job summary

IonQ is seeking a Senior Physicist to develop IonQ’s silicon vacancy (SiV) quantum memory platform. You will lead efforts to mature electrical and optical subsystems for memory nodes and work with customers to test applications for quantum networks and memories.

You will collaborate with industry, government, and academic partners, and test new hardware for SiV integration, contributing to the commercialization of quantum memory technologies.

Qualifications

• PhD in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering or closely related field.
• Experience in quantum optics and quantum computing (ideally with single photons and/or gate-based quantum systems).
• Experience designing and testing complex opto-mechanical and opto-electronical setups.
• Experience implementing applications and use-cases using quantum hardware.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IonQ’s industry, government, and academic partners, as well as internal teams, to implement new use-cases and applications using the SiV quantum memory platform.
• Evaluate and test new hardware for compatibility with SiV memory nodes, e.g., add new capabilities to the network or enable new distributed applications.
• Coordinate with other teams internally at IonQ and/or with external vendors to develop or improve memory system subcomponents and software as needed.

Skills

Quantum optics

Single photons

Gate-based quantum computing

Hardware testing

Education

PhD in physics

PhD in electrical engineering

Applied physics

Tools

Python

Job description

IonQ is seeking a Senior Physicist to develop IonQ’s silicon vacancy (SiV) quantum memory platform. You will lead efforts to mature electrical and optical subsystems for memory nodes and work with customers to test applications for quantum networks and memories.

You will collaborate with industry, government, and academic partners, and test new hardware for SiV integration, contributing to the commercialization of quantum memory technologies.