Quantum Computing Jobs

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Validates and optimises trapped-ion quantum computers, prototyping coherent control and cooling schemes, calibrating and benchmarking qubit gates, and validating emerging trap technologies with integrated electronics and photonics. Involves coding and debugging experiments in Python or Rust and documenting findings within a fast-moving UK science team.

Python · Rust

• 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
• On-site
• Permanent

Operate, monitor and maintain ion-trap quantum computing hardware and experimental systems, running calibration, optimisation and characterisation of quantum hardware and control systems. Work closely with physicists and engineering teams to integrate and test new hardware, collecting and analysing experimental data to support performance and troubleshooting.

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Lead validation and characterisation of analogue and mixed-signal ASICs for trapped-ion quantum processors, from test planning and platform development through first-silicon bring-up, debug and system integration. The role spans room-temperature and cryogenic (around 4 K) measurements on packaged parts, chip-on-board assemblies and bare die, with heavy Python automation and test PCB work.

Python · Git · SPI +7

• Haywards Heath
• On-site
• Permanent

Provide optical engineering support to a team developing commercial trapped-ion quantum computers. Design, assemble, align and characterise laser and optical subsystems, integrate fibre-optic and opto-mechanical assemblies, and develop test methods to improve alignment stability and throughput. Work alongside electronics, mechanical, physics and quantum engineers.

• Haywards Heath
• On-site
• Permanent

Operate ion-trap quantum computing hardware, developing quantum control protocols for ion shuttling and quantum gates. Run calibration, optimisation and characterisation procedures, and build theoretical models and simulations to compare measurements with predicted quantum dynamics. Works within a multidisciplinary team of software, electrical, physics and quantum engineers.

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Owns supplier quality end to end, from auditing and qualifying new suppliers through incoming inspection, first article inspection and source release decisions. Leads the Supplier Corrective Action Request process, chairs the supplier quality position at review boards, and flows UK export-control and Cyber Essentials requirements down to suppliers. Around 25-50% travel for supplier visits and audits.

Oracle NetSuite · ERP · MRP +5

• 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

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Build and operate the software controlling the supporting hardware of trapped-ion quantum computers, from cryogenic compressors to lasers, wavemeters and sensors. You'll own device controllers end to end — API design, implementation, fleet rollout and operational health — working in a Rust codebase with hardware protocols like SCPI, serial, TCP/IP and USB alongside software, systems and quantum science teams.

Rust · SCPI · TCP/IP +1

• Oxford
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior

Integrate all features needed to operate quantum computers into complex multi-layer chips, taking designs from requirements through layout and tape-out. Work closely with scientists and fabrication engineers on ion trapping chips, routing metal tracks and interfacing with photonics and CMOS, while owning project delivery independently.

GDSFactory · Python · Cadence +1

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Hands-on staff engineering role building and operating the control plane that schedules, calibrates and records work across a fleet of trapped-ion quantum computers. You'll write Rust services handling scheduling, exclusive hardware access, result streaming and data durability, working with runtime, systems and operations teams. Deep diagnosis of live-system failures and setting service boundaries are central.

Rust · gRPC · REST +6

• Oxford

Hands-on role supporting the optical manufacturing team building and upgrading quantum computer systems. Day to day involves optical, mechanical and electrical assembly, keeping the lab and workshop tidy and safe, and producing and maintaining technical documentation alongside engineers, scientists and senior technicians.

• 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

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Owns a service or subsystem of the control plane that schedules and arbitrates access to trapped-ion quantum computers, keeping them calibrated and productive. Involves Rust, async programming, gRPC/REST services, PostgreSQL state machines, concurrency and failure handling, plus moving live systems onto new behaviour. Works closely with runtime, systems and operator teams.

Rust · gRPC · REST +6

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Builds the control plane that schedules quantum programs, calibration routines and customer workloads onto trapped-ion hardware, arbitrating exclusive access and streaming results. Owns persistence, data models and migrations, plus tests and harnesses run against real machines and simulators. Works in Rust, PostgreSQL and gRPC alongside runtime, systems and operator teams.

Rust · PostgreSQL · gRPC +7