Lead Quantum Engineer – Readout

Lead Quantum Engineer – Readout

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering or a related field, plus 5+ years of industry or postdoctoral experience
• Expertise in circuit quantum electrodynamics and dispersive readout in particular
• Demonstrated ability to perform measurements on quantum systems and explain the results through theory and/or simulation
• Exposure to superconducting qubits, either in academic or industrial settings
• Experience with software development in an industry setting, in languages such as Python, C, C++, Rust, etc.
• Experience with low-level pulse optimization of quantum gates or readout
• Ability to excel in a collaborative environment
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead Rigetti’s experimental programs to characterize and improve the full readout stack
• Develop models for readout performance (both inside and outside of the rotating wave approximation) and use them to design readout circuits capable of fast, high-fidelity operation
• Identify novel measurement techniques and pulse optimizations to better characterize and improve readout performance, and implement these in Rigetti’s Python-based calibration and characterization software
• Corroborate experimental results with detailed theory and simulation
• Work with the hardware and device design teams to design shortloops and test-chips intended to isolate relevant aspects of the full readout stack and accelerate R&D
• Develop fast qubit reset protocols to accelerate circuit execution and enable error-correcting codes
• Optimize Rigetti’s readout for quantum error correction, including high fidelity, rapid mid-circuit measurement and ancilla readout
• Collaborate with diverse teams of engineers and scientists in device theory, algorithms, software, control hardware, chip design, and gate operation

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.