Senior Quantum Systems Engineer - QPU & Product Enablement

QuEra Computing Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

QuEra Computing Inc. in Boston seeks a Senior Quantum Engineer to join the Quantum Computing Services team and drive the machine toward a commercial service.

You will integrate hardware and software subsystems, own operations, and help build an operations team to ensure performance, reliability and value delivery to customers. You will collaborate with software, product, and applications teams to define the roadmap and enable programmability of the quantum computer while supporting customers and

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in experimental AMO physics or related field with 6+ years hands-on experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Interest in working with customers to translate needs into features.
• Software skills and understanding of software architectures.
• Familiarity with quantum error correction and fault-tolerant architectures is a plus.
• Familiarity with modern AI workflows for automation is a plus.
• Success in research evidenced by publications or talks.
• Willingness to provide on-call support for machine and service operations.
• Excitement to work at the frontier of quantum computing with growth into ownership of a flagship system.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and test hardware and software features and subsystems driven by technology developments, customer needs and market opportunities.
• Take growing responsibility for overall operations – optimizing for performance, reliability, uptime and running cost.
• Build and enable a team of operators so that the machine can serve as the dependable backbone of a commercial service.
• Support users and customers, and translate their needs into the machine's roadmap.

Skills

Strong communication

Programming skills

Customer engagement

On-call readiness

Education

Ph.D. in experimental AMO physics

Job description

QuEra Computing Inc. in Boston seeks a Senior Quantum Engineer to join the Quantum Computing Services team and drive the machine toward a commercial service.

You will integrate hardware and software subsystems, own operations, and help build an operations team to ensure performance, reliability and value delivery to customers. You will collaborate with software, product, and applications teams to define the roadmap and enable programmability of the quantum computer while supporting customers and