Quantum Computing Jobs

• Oxford
• Senior · manages people

Build and lead a team owning the hardware test estate for quantum-computer control software, from CI systems to new QA and staging rigs. Define test-system architecture, plan builds with Manufacturing, and shape testing strategy across simulation and hardware-in-the-loop. Act as test architect, driving automation and self-service rig usage.

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• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior

Inspects incoming, in-process and finished components against mechanical, electrical and PCBA specifications, interpreting GD&T drawings and programming CMM, OMM or vision systems. Owns the inspection side of the Material Review Board, controlling nonconforming material and closing NCRs, while allocating daily work and guiding less experienced inspectors.

CMM · OMM · Vision Systems +2

• Berkeley, United States
• Hybrid
• US$240,000 – US$275,000 pa
• Director · manages people

Lead the global deployment, integration and commissioning of on-premise quantum computing systems, building and scaling a Field Engineering organisation. Own site readiness, installation, acceptance and lifecycle support for superconducting processors, dilution refrigerators and RF/microwave hardware, acting as senior technical escalation point and travelling globally around 30-40%.

Superconducting Quantum Processors · Dilution Refrigerators · RF/Microwave Hardware +1

• Berkeley, United States
• Hybrid
• US$160,000 – US$190,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns end-to-end delivery of complex quantum systems programs, building roadmaps, milestones and integration schedules across device fabrication, cryogenics, control hardware and software teams. Tracks readiness across hardware, firmware and software layers, manages cross-team dependencies and risks, and establishes scalable program management practices for research-driven deep-tech R&D.

Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services

• Ideally Tokyo, Japan; Some travel to our offices will be required from time-to-time
• Director

Lead sales strategy and execution for a post-quantum cybersecurity company in Japan, targeting enterprise clients in semiconductor, telecom, automotive, and security sectors. Drive market expansion by building relationships with key stakeholders and closing high-value technical IP deals. Collaborate with field application engineers and global teams to align product development with customer needs.

• Kidlington
• Hybrid
• Permanent

Experimental AMO physicist role focused on inertial sensing, contributing to continuous beam atom sensors for navigation and a Bose-Einstein Condensate gravimetry platform. Day to day involves translating product requirements into atomic system designs, modelling and simulation, building and testing opto-mechanical, electronic and software systems, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of physicists and engineers.

Bose-Einstein Condensate

• Kidlington
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Experimental AMO physicist role focused on translating product requirements into atomic system designs for quantum RF sensor systems. Involves modelling, simulation, testing and integrating opto-mechanical systems, electronics and software into quantum devices, working closely with a multidisciplinary team of physicists and engineers.

• Haywards Heath
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the operation, calibration and characterisation of ion-trap quantum computing hardware, owning experimental performance. Develop methods for quantum measurement and control, applying AMO physics to laser cooling, trapping and detection, and build models to guide optimisation. Mentors junior scientists within a multidisciplinary team.

• Haywards Heath
• Hybrid
• Permanent

Design, build and test thermal control systems and electronic enclosure assemblies for ion-trap quantum devices, integrating mechanical designs with laser and electronic systems. Work within a multidisciplinary team of electrical engineers, physicists and quantum engineers, contributing to project planning, risk management and scheduling.

• Remote (within the countries we operate within; Some travel to our offices will be required from time-to-time
• Remote
• Senior

Owns the product roadmap for software-based security IPs, cryptographic libraries and firmware, defining how security software integrates with hardware IPs and SoC architectures. Acts as domain expert on classical and post-quantum cryptography, hardening products against side-channel, DPA and timing attacks, and authoring PRDs that translate crypto standards into engineering requirements. Works directly with founders and customers in a deep-tech semiconductor context.

RISC-V · Arm · x86 +5

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Permanent

Customer-facing technical role translating defence and national security challenges into mathematical models, building prototypes on simulators, software stacks and probabilistic hardware. Applies optimisation, probabilistic inference and AI methods such as QUBO, Ising models and Bayesian networks, benchmarking against classical solvers, CPUs and GPUs. Leads projects from requirements capture to pilot within defence constraints including security classification and export control.

CPUs · GPUs

• Glasgow
• On-site
• £47,389 – £58,225 pa
• Contract

Lead the commercial development of a compact cold-atom clock physics package, translating university research into a viable product. The role is based at CPI-TMD in Hayes after an initial 8-12 month placement at the University of Strathclyde, working with academic researchers and industrial engineers.

Cold-Atom Clock · Microwave Amplifiers · Power Systems

• Warrington
• £73,300 – £86,100 pa
• Senior

Translate computational tasks into abstract quantum-algorithm specifications, analyse asymptotic performance, and define problem instances beyond classical reach. Work with the Compilation team on explicit implementations and resource estimates, and lead research programs with industrial and academic partners across fault-tolerant photonic quantum computing.

Python · C++

• Didcot
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Design, build and characterise neutral-atom quantum computing hardware, including constructing a next-generation quantum computer at the Harwell campus. The role involves calibrating and improving QPU operation, investigating noise and decoherence, analysing experimental data, and collaborating with physicists, engineers and academic partners.

Neutral Atom Platform · Trapped Ion System · Gate-Based Quantum Computers +1

• Warrington
• Hybrid
• £31,200 – £56,160 pa
• Entry level
• Internship

Interns in the optical architecture group work at the interface of hardware, manufacturing and quantum architecture, prototyping software to control and simulate optical networks inside photonic quantum computers. They apply quantum information theory, network design and optimisation to improve designs, simulate and benchmark protocols, and document results. Placements run 3-6 months on a rolling basis, with a mix of analytical and programming work.

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