Quantum Computing Jobs

• Warrington
• On-site
• £64,000 – £76,500 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Develops ultra-low-loss optical interfaces between dissimilar waveguiding platforms, combining device concept design, optical simulation with BeamPROP or FDTD, and hands-on experimental validation of coupling and mode conversion. Works with internal photonics, systems and experimental teams plus external partners to mature practical, manufacturable interface solutions.

BeamPROP · FDTD · BPM +1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Oxford
• Mid-level

Lead end-to-end delivery of quantum computing systems to customer sites across Europe and Asia, owning deployment and commissioning from early planning and export through installation and handover. Coordinate engineering, legal, trade compliance, logistics, facilities and customer teams, defining delivery processes from scratch in a fast-growing environment.

AWS · IonQ Tempo

• Manchester
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Builds hybrid quantum-dot–rubidium interfaces for frequency conversion and storage of single photons in warm alkali vapour, combining device fabrication, cryogenic QD optics and atomic-vapour experiments. The work spans optical-setup design, III–V semiconductor and atomic physics, quantum optics and numerical modelling of EIT and four-wave mixing, with links to metro-link quantum network trials.

Quantum-Dot Sources · Rubidium Vapour Memories · Optical Fibre

• Exeter
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

A 3.5-year PhD modelling nonlinear quantum optomechanical devices, focusing on suspended graphene resonators coupled to superconducting microwave cavities. The student develops analytical and numerical models of device dynamics, examines limitations like parasitic coupling and decoherence, and designs protocols for non-classical mechanical states, working with theorists and experimentalists.

Graphene Resonators · Superconducting Microwave Cavities · Phononic Crystals