Quantum Computing Jobs

• 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

• 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
• 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

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Develops novel quantum algorithms in computational topology and geometry, characterising resource requirements and noise-robustness, then implementing and optimising them on Quantinuum's quantum hardware using error mitigation and error correction. Works across the full quantum computing stack with hardware, QEC and software teams, and with academic and industry partners on quantum topological data analysis use cases.

pytket · Guppy · Qiskit

• 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

• 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

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent · Flexible

Develops and benchmarks quantum error-correcting codes and fault-tolerant protocols tailored to neutral-atom hardware, including decoder design, logical error models and error budgets. Builds and maintains QEC simulation and emulation tools, analyses experimental data, and provides QEC-driven inputs to future QPU architecture design. Involves writing technical reports and scientific articles and representing the company at international conferences.

Python

• 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

• 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.

• 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
• £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

• 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.

• Warrington
• £50,000 – £57,000 pa
• Mid-level

Designs RF and high-speed electronics for controlling and reading out quantum photonic hardware, including electro-optic modulator drivers, SNSPD readout and low-latency control systems. Works alongside photonics and quantum teams, with FPGA-based design, debugging and lab measurement of complex cryogenic hardware.

FPGA · ASIC · SNSPD

• Bristol
• On-site
• £40,704 – £51,258 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Develop next-generation entanglement-based quantum networks over fibre infrastructure, designing and demonstrating systems across lab, metropolitan and national testbeds. Research spans entangled-photon sources, single-photon detection, optical switching, wavelength routing, timing and synchronisation, and network control, with Grade J roles adding research leadership and mentoring.

Fibre Optics · Entangled-Photon Sources · Bell-State Measurements +2