Superconducting Qubit Physicist

at  Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC

Job Title: Superconducting Qubit Physicist
Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, UK
Contract Type: Up to 4 Permanent Positions
Salary: Band E S1, £53,818 - £59,199 (gross per annum dependent on experience)
Hours: Full-time (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants)
Together, our scientist, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown and turn what they find into work that changes the world around us.
Come and discover how much you can achieve when you’re surrounded by world-leading experts, encouraged to constantly learn and empowered to explore your curiosity.

THE ROLE

You will be based in the Superconducting Circuits Group within the Research division of NQCC. Using your skills in superconducting quantum devices, you will work on a variety of challenging science and engineering projects to implement and improve superconducting qubit systems. You will develop scalable, flexible and robust quantum computing systems to progress on the NQCC’s technology roadmap and support deployment of quantum computing capabilities.
Key areas will include scalable qubit architecture design, high-performance qubit development, wiring and control system integration, noise analysis and benchmarking.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build and operate superconducting qubit quantum computing systems.
• Develop and apply strategies to improve qubit performance, system integration and scaling.
• Perform experimental characterisation, calibration, automation and benchmarking of superconducting qubit systems, including analysing and documenting results.
• Work with colleagues across the NQCC on the full-stack integration and use of quantum computing systems, as well as collaboration on wider topics in quantum computing.
• Perform research relevant to scaling qubit architectures and their supporting technologies, including collaborative research and development with academic and industry partners.
• Keep up to date with advances in the field, present and publish non-confidential results.