Senior Advanced Ion Trap Fabrication Scientist - 980

The role

This role leads and takes part in the development and manufacturing of microfabricated ion traps, from design and layout through fabrication, packaging and characterization. The person will also work with scientists, engineers and technicians and help plan future trap designs and processes.

What you will do

• Take part in all stages of development and manufacturing of microfabricated ion traps
• Assess requirements for current and future ion traps and specify or develop designs and processes
• Generate new ideas and IP for ion trap features and components
• Work with scientists, engineers and technicians to turn system requirements into working hardware
• Anticipate fabrication risks and put mitigation strategies in place
• Engage third parties to build partnerships, supplier relationships and co-development opportunities
• Contribute to strategic, long-range planning for future trap designs and processes

Required qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 8+ years, or PhD with 6+ years
• Experience in one or more of: MEMS fabrication, IC fabrication, integrated optics of waveguides, ion trap fabrication, chip-scale photonics
• Must be a U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or granted asylum or refugee status

Nice to have

• PhD in Physics, Materials Science or Engineering
• Demonstrated leadership in micro-fabricated device design, process and characterization
• Experience developing ion traps, integrated photonics and related devices
• Experience interfacing with a semiconductor foundry
• Experience with process integration and development in a micro-fabrication manufacturing environment
• Experience with a wide range of semiconductor/MEMS processes and tools, including thin film deposition, photolithography, deep reactive ion etching, and 2.5D/3D packaging
• Experience working in a cross-functional team
• Results-oriented, able to work with little supervision and take initiative
• Good verbal and written interpersonal skills

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and the chance to work on groundbreaking technology
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match and student loan repayment benefit
• Equity opportunities
• Generous paid time off, sick leave and 12 paid holidays a year
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person due to contractual requirements
• Applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test
• Some U.S. positions involve export-controlled technology; authorization may be needed before a non-U.S. person can access it

About the company

Quantinuum is a quantum computing company building a full stack platform for real-world deployment. It has more than 800 employees, headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Singapore.