Senior Silicon Qubit Architect & Quantum Systems Lead

HRL Laboratories, LLC; Malibu (CA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401K match

Paid time off

Job summary

HRL Laboratories, an IBM company, seeks a world-class scientific leader for spin qubit research and development. You will guide device physics, qubit operation, and system integration, working across software, theory, and hardware teams to push performance beyond current limits.

You will mentor researchers, present findings externally, and contribute to high-impact publications while advancing the spin qubit program within HRL.

Qualifications

• PhD in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Deep expertise in silicon spin qubit operation, characterization, and control.
• Experience leading cross-disciplinary quantum research and mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

• Guide R&D on spin qubit technologies and system integration.
• Lead silicon spin qubit design, control, and device characterization.
• Collaborate with software, theory, modeling, materials, and hardware teams to mature concepts.

Skills

Experimental quantum device physics

Quantum measurement & control

Scientific programming

Interdisciplinary leadership

Effective science communication

Education

Ph.D. in Physics/Applied Physics/EE or related

Tools

Python

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Job description

HRL Laboratories, an IBM company, seeks a world-class scientific leader for spin qubit research and development. You will guide device physics, qubit operation, and system integration, working across software, theory, and hardware teams to push performance beyond current limits.

You will mentor researchers, present findings externally, and contribute to high-impact publications while advancing the spin qubit program within HRL.