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Quantum Chip Architect: High-Fidelity Gates & Integration

goleta, CA

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Job description

Minimum qualifications:

PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Experience with an experimental quantum system (working in lab)

Experience with programming

Preferred qualifications:

Experience collaborating with technical teams to integrate components into a complex system

Experience with superconducting circuit design and electromagnetic simulations

Experience with RF or microwave engineering

Experience with calibration and control of experimental hardware

Experience contributing to or maintaining a large, collaborative software suite

Track record of communicating scientific findings

About the job

The processor architecture team integrates design, fabrication, and hardware improvements into flagship quantum processors. The flagship processor’s aggregate performance critically relies on components including: coherence, single and two qubit gate performance, readout, parametric yields, etc. As a Research Scientist on this team, you will integrate improvements in design, fabrication, and the hardware system into flagship processors through experimentation and collaborating with subteams on new technology proof of concepts. You will be responsible for having an in-depth understanding of high fidelity single and two qubit gate operations on our superconducting qubit processors. You will design, execute, and collaborate on experiments to identify or mitigate limiting error mechanisms in integrated processors.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $157,000-$235,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

Design and layout prototype superconducting circuit devices.

Work in a team of scientists and engineers to globally optimize circuit parameters for system performance.

Integrate improvements in design, fabrication, and the hardware system into processors through firsthand experimentation.

Collaborate with component teams on new technology proof of concepts.

Experimentally characterize quantum gates on prototype and flagship hardware by collaborating theoretical and experimental physicists to model experimental data.

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Worksite address

goleta, CA, 93116, US

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