Senior Quantum Engineer
| Company | QuEra Computing |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Graduate-level education in engineering or applied physics
- Industry experience in an enterprise engineering environment
- Sufficient professional experience beyond academia to establish themselves independently as a senior-level engineer
Responsibilities
- Design components, modules, and subsystems to support QuEra’s neutral atom computers through the full development lifecycle (R&D, productization, maintenance, and beyond)
- Supervise system-level design and execution of the machine building process
- Advance state-of-the-art engineering practices at QuEra through independent research, problem-solving, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Coordinate closely with the R&D/science team to enable cutting-edge R&D and translate scientific advances into the next generation of products
- Troubleshoot technical issues at company headquarters and off-site installations at customer locations (in coordination with local support team)
- Significantly contribute to or lead the machine installation/deployment process at off-site customer locations (limited travel required)
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. in engineering, applied physics, or a closely related field (M.S. will be considered in exceptional cases)
- 5-10 years work experience in a non-academic (industry, national lab, FFRDC or similar) environment with enterprise engineering practices
- Academic coursework and professional work experience in one or more areas of optics, including free-space optics, lens design, optical instrument design and operation, fiber optics, etc.
- Fundamental understanding of multiple areas of engineering/science, such as opto-mechanics, thermal/fluid sciences, electromagnetics, precision manufacturing, etc.
- Professional work experience in commercial product development and off-site product deployment at customer premises
- Experience with CAD software (Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks, etc.) in a PDM/PLM environment