Quantum Computing Jobs

• Kidlington
• Hybrid
• Permanent

Integrate RF, optical, electronic and third-party devices into complex quantum computing systems, translating system requirements into practical architectures, interconnects and control schemes. Perform bring-up, commissioning, fault isolation and EMI/EMC troubleshooting, and define verification and validation test plans. Work within multi-disciplinary teams of physicists, engineers and technicians.

• 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

• 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

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

• 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
• Permanent · Flexible

Lead scientist role focused on quantum radio frequency (QRF) research within a global quantum technology company. Involves driving experimental work on atom-based quantum sensors and platforms, bridging fundamental physics with commercial product development. Based in Kidlington, Oxford, with up to two days remote working per week.

• Oxford
• Remote
• Director

Owns an annual new business and expansion quota selling Capella Data as a Service subscriptions, SAR imagery and analytics, tasking capacity and complete satellite systems to enterprise, defence and civil government accounts across EMEA. Runs long-cycle capital programmes alongside faster data subscriptions, responding to RFIs, RFPs and government tenders and forecasting in CRM.

CRM · AWS

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior

Builds and commissions precision optical and laser assemblies for quantum computing hardware, covering free-space alignment, fibre coupling and testing delicate components under microscopes. Works alongside technicians, engineers and scientists on system builds, maintenance and upgrades, documenting work and maintaining a safe laser laboratory.

Class 4 Lasers · Microscopes · PPE

• 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
• 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

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Architect, develop and maintain advanced UVM/SystemVerilog verification environments for complex FPGA designs, defining verification plans with constrained-random testing and functional coverage. Build automated regression suites and CI pipelines, and debug issues with RTL designers to support quantum control systems.

SystemVerilog · UVM · Python

• Oxford
• Senior

Lead end-to-end delivery of the Systems Software roadmap across five engineering teams (runtime, orchestration, quantum tools, controllers, transport) for concurrent next-generation quantum system programmes. Own planning, dependency management, risk surfacing and status reporting, working with hardware, science and US-based teams to make capacity decisions explicit.

Jira · Confluence · GitHub +1

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Builds and runs the Kubernetes-based platform behind IonQ's quantum systems, spanning on-site clusters and cloud infrastructure. The role covers CI/CD pipelines, observability for lasers, cryogenics and vacuum hardware, remote development environments, and infrastructure as code with OpenTofu. It involves leading strategic platform projects and working closely with physicists, lab technicians and SRE colleagues.

Kubernetes · k3s · ArgoCD +7