Senior Trapped-Ion Quantum Physicist

Quantinuum; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 148,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Equity

12 paid holidays and vacation + sick

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Quantinuum is seeking a Sr. Advanced Experimental Physicist (AMO) for our Albuquerque, NM location to advance utility-scale trapped-ion quantum computing. You will work independently and with a team to design, build, and operate ion-trapping systems and photonics infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have a PhD and 5+ years in trapped-ion research, plus 3+ years programming control systems for data collection. The role includes collaboration across locations and travel about 10% for project needs.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. completed prior to starting.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience with trapped-ion systems (PhD inclusive).
• Minimum 3+ years of experience programming control systems for data collection and analysis (PhD inclusive).
• Must be a U.S. Person (citizen, permanent resident, green card, asylum or refugee status).
• Candidates must not be a PRC or Russian national unless also a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and maintain trapped ion systems and related support infrastructure for light delivery and photonics.
• Design experiments, collect and analyze data, and present results to stakeholders.
• Help build an ion-trapping lab from the ground up.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and fabrication experts to validate technologies.
• Review literature and implement improvements in workflow.
• Travel roughly 10% as needed.

Skills

Trapped-ion systems

Data collection

Scientific communication

Collaboration

Education

Ph.D.

Tools

Control systems programming

Job description

Quantinuum is seeking a Sr. Advanced Experimental Physicist (AMO) for our Albuquerque, NM location to advance utility-scale trapped-ion quantum computing. You will work independently and with a team to design, build, and operate ion-trapping systems and photonics infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have a PhD and 5+ years in trapped-ion research, plus 3+ years programming control systems for data collection. The role includes collaboration across locations and travel about 10% for project needs.