Quantum Computing Jobs

• Warrington
• On-site
• £50,000 – £56,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Mechanical design role focused on precision hardware for optical quantum computing, covering enclosure and packaging design, thermal management, simulation and validation. Works closely with photonics, systems and architecture teams plus external suppliers, taking concepts from prototype build toward manufacturable systems.

Silicon Photonics · Fibre Optics · Cryogenics +1

• Oxford
• Senior

Keeps a fleet of quantum computers running by root-causing mechanical, vacuum, cryogenic and thermal faults on live systems and prioritising fixes by uptime impact. Designs, prototypes and tests solutions to recurring failures, then writes assembly and upgrade instructions to roll changes into existing fleets, maintaining PLM records and ECRs so fixes carry into future builds.

SolidWorks

• Oxford
• Senior

Owns mechanical design of ion-trap quantum computer hardware, from first requirements through manufacture and integration. Produces CAD assemblies, drawings and BOMs for cryostat, vacuum and cooling systems, routes cabling and optical fibre, and supports lab technicians. Works with scientists and hardware teams on complex multidisciplinary systems.

SolidWorks

• Berkeley, United States
• Hybrid
• US$190,000 – US$225,000 pa
• Lead · manages people

Lead a cross-functional team building next-generation superconducting quantum hardware, proposing new technical directions and designing experiments to improve performance and scalability. Own delivery of key quantum technologies, using cryogenic systems, RF and time-domain measurement, and Python to close performance gaps.

Python · cQED Simulation Tools

• Berkeley, United States
• Hybrid
• US$165,000 – US$190,000 pa
• Senior

Lead the mechanical design and integration of cryogenic hardware for quantum computers, including cryostat internals, RF signal delivery and silicon device packaging inside dilution refrigerators. Work spans 3D CAD, FEA thermal/vibrational simulation, prototyping and supplier management, collaborating with quantum physicists and RF engineers.

SolidWorks · PLM · CAD +1

• Warrington
• £64,000 – £76,500 pa
• Senior

Laboratory-based R&D role designing and running precise, repeatable measurements of optical fibre properties such as loss, modal content, dispersion and polarisation, and interpreting how they affect system performance. Combines experimental characterisation, optical modelling and exploratory subsystem demonstrations, working with optical-interface and mechanical-design specialists plus external research partners.

FDTD

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Owns a group of non-realtime device controllers end to end, from API design and implementation to rollout and operational health, for hardware such as cryogenic compressors, vacuum pumps, lasers and cameras. Controllers are written in Rust on Linux, using gRPC/REST and instrument protocols like SCPI, Modbus, serial and Ethernet, working closely with systems teams and quantum scientists.

Rust · Linux · gRPC +5

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Hands-on staff engineering role owning the non-realtime control software for quantum computers, integrating supporting hardware such as cryogenic compressors, vacuum pumps, lasers and cameras on general-purpose Linux. You will write Rust controllers and shared frameworks, build simulators and test infrastructure, and diagnose failures that only appear against real hardware in a live lab.

Rust · gRPC · REST +5

• Warrington
• On-site
• Senior

Develops scalable fibre-to-chip alignment schemes and opto-electronic packaging workflows for chip-based photonic integrated circuits at the UK R&D facility in Daresbury. Involves prototyping packaging flows, reviewing BOMs, sourcing materials with supply chain and external vendors, and transferring designs to manufacturing partners.

Silicon Photonics · FAU · Optical Connectors +1

• Oxford
• Senior · manages people

Lead a team of three electronics engineers within the Systems team, acting as a player-coach with roughly 60% leadership and 40% hands-on design. Own the electronics roadmap for quantum systems, covering schematic capture, PCB layout, mixed-signal and high-speed digital design, and the transition from prototypes to rack-ready production hardware.

Altium · Jira · Smartsheet +7

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns the full lifecycle of electrical reliability fixes on operational trapped-ion quantum computers, from triaging and root-causing control and drive-electronics faults to designing, prototyping and retrofitting permanent solutions. Works across Operations, Science and Manufacturing on fleet-wide upgrades, standardising hardware and building telemetry to cut downtime.

Altium · ADC · DAC +2

• Fremont, United States
• On-site
• US$170,000 – US$200,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns the health and performance of production PVD deposition modules used to fabricate superconducting quantum processors, developing, optimising and qualifying thin-film processes via SPC and data analysis. Works cross-functionally with equipment, facilities, integration and quantum engineering teams, with growing scope to set technical direction and mentor engineers.

Sputtering · E-beam Evaporation · Thermal Evaporation +7

• US or UK Locations
• Hybrid
• Senior

Deploys and operates Rigetti quantum systems at customer sites, owning technical work from initial bring-up through sustained cloud operation. Specialises in either systems integration (cryogenic hardware, qubit and fridge characterisation) or gate calibration (1Q/2Q gate performance, automated recalibration, production monitoring). Requires up to 25% international travel and close collaboration with internal R&D teams.

AWS · Azure · Kubernetes +3

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Lead · manages people

Lead the Cryo-CMOS IC team's silicon validation effort, converting chip specifications into validation plans and owning first-silicon bring-up and characterisation of analogue and mixed-signal ASICs. The role is hands-on, leading silicon evaluation engineers at the bench, establishing a cryogenic and room-temperature evaluation lab, and coordinating with suppliers and design partners.

Python · SPI · I2C +7

• Berkeley, United States
• Hybrid
• US$220,000 – US$250,000 pa
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a cross-functional software engineering team building platforms for quantum device design, chip fabrication workflows, physics-informed data analysis, and QPU characterization. The role is hands-on, spanning team management, architecture, and data pipeline work with Python, AWS, and streaming tools, while partnering closely with quantum hardware, fabrication, and research teams.

Kafka · Kinesis · Spark Streaming +7