Senior Quantum Optics & AMO Scientist

Quantinuum; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Groundbreaking technology

Comprehensive rewards package

Job summary

Quantinuum in Broomfield, CO seeks a Sr Advanced AMO Scientist to join the Quantum Computing Hardware team. This senior full-time role focuses on building and integrating trapped-atom/ion systems or photonics to enable scalable quantum computers, with collaboration across hardware, QEC/Theory, and applications teams.

You will contribute to concept development, trade studies, and external-facing documents, and you will lead projects with suppliers while maintaining excellent technical writing and

Qualifications

• PhD required or completed prior to start date.
• Minimum 4+ years' experience in qubits, atomic physics, optics, lasers, photonic integrated circuits, vacuum systems, electronics, or cryogenics.
• U.S. Person for contractual reasons (citizen, permanent resident or green card).
• National security constraints exclude non-U.S. nationals from PRC or Russia unless U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional team to architect and develop optical and photonic systems for next-gen quantum computers.
• Communicate enabling optical/photonic technologies and develop roadmaps to achieve those technologies.
• Track external technology development and feedback results to internal teams.
• Lead development and design projects with suppliers.
• Communicate technologies and impacts to the quantum computing roadmap.

Skills

qubits

atomic physics

optics

lasers

photonic integrated circuits

vacuum systems

electronics

cryogenics

Education

PhD in Physics, Optics, Engineering

Job description

Quantinuum in Broomfield, CO seeks a Sr Advanced AMO Scientist to join the Quantum Computing Hardware team. This senior full-time role focuses on building and integrating trapped-atom/ion systems or photonics to enable scalable quantum computers, with collaboration across hardware, QEC/Theory, and applications teams.

You will contribute to concept development, trade studies, and external-facing documents, and you will lead projects with suppliers while maintaining excellent technical writing and