Jobs in Oxford

Mixed Signals Electronics Engineer - Compute

This role involves designing, verifying, and implementing electronic systems for quantum technologies, working closely with a multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include translating product requirements into signal chain architecture, performing simulations, and designing digital and mixed-signal circuits, PCBs, and RF isolation systems.

Infleqtion Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Senior AMO Physicist - Quantum RF

This role involves experimental research and development in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics for quantum RF sensor systems. The physicist will design and integrate complex opto-mechanical systems, lead high-value research projects, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to advance quantum technologies. A strong focus is on translating product requirements into atomic system designs and demonstrating working quantum devices.

Infleqtion Kidlington, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Technical Programme Manager, Quantum Systems Infrastructure

This role involves managing the execution and coordination of programmes for IonQ's Quantum Systems Infrastructure team. Responsibilities include translating roadmaps into plans, ensuring alignment across teams, and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders. The role requires technical fluency and experience in programme management, particularly in infrastructure and systems engineering environments.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom

Senior Mechanical Engineer

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will work on the hardware surrounding the quantum processor, including cryostat requirements, cooling equipment, vacuum chambers, and supporting structures. Responsibilities include mechanical integration, CAD design, and managing documentation, with a focus on complex multidisciplinary systems.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom

Embedded DevOps Engineer

This role focuses on building and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and infrastructure-as-code systems to support quantum computing and sensor development. The engineer will manage software deployment, system security, and lab infrastructure, ensuring high uptime and traceable, reliable releases across integrated software, firmware, and gateware. Close collaboration with both hardware and software teams is essential in a research-driven lab environment.

Infleqtion Kidlington, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Embedded Systems Engineer - FPGA Platform

Develop embedded Linux software, firmware, and board-support packages for FPGA-based systems used in quantum RF and sensing applications. Integrate FPGA SoCs, microcontrollers, and peripherals into robust control and signal-processing platforms. Perform board bring-up, debugging, and validation in collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Infleqtion Kidlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Hybrid

QRF Lead Scientist

The QRF Lead Scientist will lead the development and integration of quantum technologies, focusing on building and commercialising atom-based quantum products. The role involves working on fundamental physics and leading-edge commercial applications, with the opportunity to work from home up to 2 days per week.

Infleqtion Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Flexible

Software Engineer, Non-Realtime Controllers

This role involves working closely with software engineers, systems teams, and quantum scientists to build and operate the software that controls the hardware surrounding quantum computers. Responsibilities include designing and implementing device controllers, ensuring robustness and observability, and integrating with the wider software architecture.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom

Software Engineer, Runtime

This role involves developing low-level, real-time control systems for quantum computing hardware, focusing on building robust abstractions and execution environments in Rust. You'll work closely with experimental scientists to enable precise ion manipulation and contribute to core libraries that transform hardware into functional quantum computers. The position emphasizes rapid iteration, high-quality code, and cross-team collaboration within a cutting-edge quantum research environment.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom

Senior Electronics Engineer

This role involves diagnosing and resolving electronics and control hardware issues in trapped-ion quantum computers, from root cause analysis to permanent design fixes. The engineer will lead reliability upgrades, standardize electronics across systems, and work closely with cross-functional teams to improve uptime and reduce operational costs. Key activities include PCB design, system-level testing, retrofitting live systems, and ensuring all improvements are documented and integrated into future builds.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior QPU Design Engineer

Design and lay out complex multi-layer quantum processing unit chips, integrating ion trapping, photonics, and CMOS interfaces. Collaborate with scientists and engineers to translate operational requirements into manufacturable chip designs and drive projects from concept to tape-out. Work within a cross-functional team to advance high-performance quantum hardware for scalable systems.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom

Senior Software Engineer, Non-Realtime Controllers

This role involves developing and maintaining software for non-realtime hardware controllers that support quantum computing systems. The engineer will work on robust, production-grade services that interface with physical instruments such as cryogenic compressors, vacuum pumps, and temperature controllers, ensuring reliability and observability across a fleet of quantum machines. The position emphasizes end-to-end ownership of controller services, integration with a shared framework, and close collaboration with systems teams and quantum scientists.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom

Staff Software Engineer, Non-Realtime Controllers

Design and develop software for non-realtime control systems that manage supporting hardware in quantum computers, including cryogenics, vacuum systems, and sensors. Work hands-on with real quantum hardware in a lab environment, diagnosing deep technical issues, improving system reliability, and building shared frameworks and tooling. Collaborate closely with quantum scientists, systems engineers, and software teams to ensure stable, observable, and scalable operations across a growing fleet of quantum systems.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom

Senior Software Engineer, System Orchestration

This role involves building and operating the software that keeps IonQ's quantum computers calibrated, schedules and prioritizes programs, and maintains a record of all activities. You will work closely with the runtime team, systems teams, and scientists to ensure the quantum computers run efficiently and reliably.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom

Software Engineer, System Orchestration

This role involves building and maintaining the software that keeps IonQ's quantum computers calibrated and running efficiently. You will work on scheduling, calibration, and data persistence, collaborating closely with the runtime, systems, and operations teams.

IonQ Oxford, United Kingdom