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Principal or Senior Quantum Engineer - Readout Design joins a multidisciplinary team focused on building a scalable readout system for topological quantum computing. In this role, you will design readout circuitry for topological qubits at the component, subsystem, and system levels while collaborating across teams to co-design systems with evolving qubit designs and control requirements. Your daily work involves documenting research, analyzing and presenting simulation results, and utilizing engineering best practices to develop tools and processes that facilitate quantum research progress. The role requires expertise in semiconductor devices or spins in semiconductors, cryogenic microwave experiments, and low-noise amplifiers. You will operate in an AI-first environment, leveraging artificial intelligence tools for performance modeling, analysis, and task automation to accelerate hardware development within the specific domain of measurement-based topological quantum computing architectures.
Quantum Computing
SoC
RTL
Netlist
Analog Mixed-Signal
Design Verification
DFT
Python
C
C++
MATLAB
Visual Studio Code
AI
Simulation
Characterization
Scripting
High-Performance Computing