Ion Transport Designer - 1051

The role

You will design, simulate and optimize ion transport architectures for Quantinuum's trapped-ion quantum computers. You will develop transport waveforms, trapping configurations and electrode designs, and work with physicists, engineers and software teams.

What you will do

• Perform research on cutting edge trap transport methods.
• Design and develop ion surface trap top metal for ion trapping and transport.
• Design and develop ion voltage waveforms for efficient ion transport.
• Create and maintain software tools for ion transport waveform design.
• Work with computational scientists, experimentalists and engineers on ion trapping and transport problems.
• Communicate results internally and externally through publications and presentations.

Required qualifications

• PhD degree minimum.
• Must be a U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or granted asylum or refugee status.
• Must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless also a U.S. citizen.

Nice to have

• PhD in applied physics, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency with Python.
• Experience with software management and collaboration tools.
• Experience organizing and maintaining software projects or packages.
• Experience working with trapped ions.
• Experience with electrostatic modeling and design optimization.
• Knowledge of analog filters and related techniques for system simulation.
• Experience applying physical principles to optimization problems or numerical simulation.
• Experience with numerical optimization such as convex optimization.
• Experience using HPC clusters, GPUs or other parallel computing.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• 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 annually.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee discount programs.

Before you apply

• Pre-employment drug test required for safety-sensitive positions.
• U.S. Person status required due to contractual requirements.
• Export control: some positions may need U.S. government authorization for non-U.S. persons to access controlled technology.

About the company

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