Senior Quantum Qubit Measurement Scientist

Google; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Quantum AI is seeking a Research Scientist to perform millikelvin measurements of superconducting circuits for quantum computing, calibrating qubit gates, readout, and flux pulses using room temperature and cryogenic electronics.

You will collaborate with qubit designers, fabrication and measurement engineers to maximize device performance, publish our results, and advance scalable quantum processor architectures at the frontier of the field.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent practical experience in a relevant field.
• 3 years of research or industry experience.
• Experience measuring superconducting qubits or related circuits.
• Experience coding in Python.
• At least one published paper and conference presentation.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate and characterize superconducting qubits and related circuits.
• Build and maintain software for control and data analysis.
• Design control schemes to calibrate qubits and interface with cryogenic electronics.
• Collaborate with design, fabrication and measurement teams to improve devices.
• Author research papers and present findings at conferences.

Skills

Python programming

Research experience

Education

PhD in physics, electrical engineering, or a related engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google Quantum AI is seeking a Research Scientist to perform millikelvin measurements of superconducting circuits for quantum computing, calibrating qubit gates, readout, and flux pulses using room temperature and cryogenic electronics.

You will collaborate with qubit designers, fabrication and measurement engineers to maximize device performance, publish our results, and advance scalable quantum processor architectures at the frontier of the field.