Quantum Computing Jobs

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

Owns the mechanical architecture of quantum hardware systems, from room-temperature infrastructure down to the millikelvin core of dilution refrigerators. Leads the cryogenic signal chain design, thermal interface definition, simulation in COMSOL or ANSYS, prototype builds and qualification, working alongside quantum physicists and RF engineers.

SolidWorks · COMSOL · ANSYS +3

• 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

• 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 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

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

• Kidlington
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Designs, implements and optimises quantum algorithms for simulation, optimisation and hybrid quantum-classical workloads, working with hardware, control and research teams to turn theory into executable applications. Deploys software optimisations to the Superstaq cloud platform using industry-grade engineering practices, supports customers, and contributes to research publications and commercial proposals.

Superstaq

• Kidlington
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Develops embedded Linux software, firmware and board-support packages for Xilinx FPGA SoC platforms, using C/C++, Rust, Yocto or Buildroot, plus device-tree configs and low-level drivers. Works with physicists and electronics, FPGA and software engineers on control, acquisition, timing and communications systems for quantum RF sensors, covering board bring-up, integration, automated test and validation.

Xilinx FPGA SoC · Yocto · Buildroot +3

• Remote (within the USA); Ideally Austin or California. Some travel to our offices will be required from time-to-time
• Remote
• Senior

Customer-facing technical role supporting sales of post-quantum cryptography software and hardware into large manufacturers, enterprises and semiconductor/security accounts. Involves requirements discovery, demos, statements of work and Q&A documentation, working closely with Sales, Engineering and Management. Open to experienced sales engineers or embedded/hardware engineers moving into sales, with 10-20% travel.

Jira · GitHub · HubSpot +1

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior

Own the full electronics development lifecycle for photonic computing hardware, from analogue and mixed-signal circuit design through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping and lab verification. Work alongside physicists, optical engineers and embedded software developers in a collaborative R&D team, testing with oscilloscopes and spectrum analysers and supporting integration and EMC work.

ADC · DAC · Oscilloscopes +1

• 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
• Senior

Hands-on staff engineering role building the control plane that schedules and prioritises quantum programs, arbitrates exclusive hardware access, streams results and records everything that ran across a fleet of trapped-ion quantum computers. Work spans Rust services, PostgreSQL persistence, crash recovery and scheduling frameworks, with deep diagnosis of live-system failures.

Rust · gRPC · REST +6

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• Senior

Design, implement and maintain automated integration and end-to-end test suites for quantum computing infrastructure, spanning cloud services and hardware/software subsystems. Work with multiple teams to improve testability, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and develop QA processes for major releases, with strong Python skills and little manual testing.

GitHub Actions · Jenkins · Pytest +2

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Develops FPGA-based digital control hardware for photonic quantum computing systems, owning architecture, RTL design, simulation, synthesis, timing closure and hardware bring-up. Works in a multidisciplinary R&D team with electronics engineers, physicists and software developers on high-speed, low-latency control and signal processing using ADCs, DACs and high-speed interfaces.

Xilinx Vivado · Intel Quartus · ADC +2

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• Senior · manages people

Leads engineering teams building core quantum languages, compilers and toolkits such as Selene, TKET, HUGR and Guppy, balancing people management with technical roadmap execution. Stays hands-on through design discussions, architectural reviews and code problem-solving, and guides tooling from research prototypes to production-grade software. Collaborates with hardware, theory and product teams across global sites, with occasional international travel.

Selene · TKET · HUGR +1

• Oxford
• On-site
• £39,424 – £47,779 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Builds machine learning models and digital twins of quantum devices to study how scaling to the million-qubit regime affects control and stability. Models the physical and control architecture to identify design bottlenecks and optimisation strategies, collaborating with academic teams, industrial partners and national laboratories within the QCI3 initiative.