Senior Quantum Deployment Engineer

Rigetti; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Rigetti Computing is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer on the Deployments team to bring quantum processors to customer sites and ensure production performance. You will deploy systems in new environments and own bring-up through cloud operation, with significant travel.

The role offers two specialization tracks: Systems & Integration and Gate Calibration & Deployment, with regular international travel and substantial field work.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent degree with relevant industry or postdoctoral experience (see track requirements below).
• Hands‑on experience with superconducting qubit devices.
• Proficiency in Python in a scientific or engineering context.
• Strong systematic debugging skills: able to isolate failures across the full measurement chain (wiring, electronics, device, software).
• Comfort operating in customer‑facing and field environments with limited on‑site infrastructure support.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to write clear experimental reports and debrief non‑specialists.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally 10–25% of the time.
• MS/BS with 3+ years of relevant experience (or PhD).
• Experience troubleshooting cryogenic microwave hardware.
• Experience calibrating and characterising 1Q and 2Q gates on superconducting qubit devices.
• Strong quantitative understanding of gate error sources: decoherence, leakage, control distortion, etc.
• Experience writing high-quality code and working through formal code review (Git).
• Experience operating and troubleshooting dilution refrigerators.
• Knowledge of common qubit failure modes and their signatures.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical work for your track during on-site deployments: define scope, execute experiments or calibrations, validate against specification, and document outcomes.
• Debug failures and isolate root causes across hardware, software, and infrastructure; elevate findings and drive resolution cross-functionally.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for customers during on-site engagements; communicate results clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Monitor deployed systems and proactively identify and respond to regressions, drift, or outages.
• Train team members and customer-side personnel on procedures, workflows, and best practices relevant to your track.
• Contribute to internal tooling, documentation, and automation to improve repeatability and reduce manual effort.
• Work with internal R&D teams to drive improvements to device performance at scale.
• Be available for international travel up to 10–25% of the time in support of customer deployments.
• Systems & Integration Track: develop detailed experimental plans for cooldowns; characterize qubits; provide remote support.
• Gate Calibration & Deployment Track: validate gate performance; bring up calibrations; maintain remote recalibration systems; own deployment workflows.

Skills

Python

Debugging

Communication

Customer-facing

Field engineering

Education

PhD in Physics/Applied Physics/EE or related field

MS/BS with 3+ years experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

Job description

Rigetti Computing is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer on the Deployments team to bring quantum processors to customer sites and ensure production performance. You will deploy systems in new environments and own bring-up through cloud operation, with significant travel.

The role offers two specialization tracks: Systems & Integration and Gate Calibration & Deployment, with regular international travel and substantial field work.