RD Engineer Experimental Photonics
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Quantum computing holds the promise of humanitys mastery over the natural world but only if we can build a real quantum computer. PsiQuantum is on a mission to build the first real useful quantum computers capable of delivering the worldchanging applications that the technology has long promised. We know that means we will need to build a system with roughly 1 million qubits that supports fault tolerant error correction within a scalable architecture and a data center footprint.
By harnessing the laws of quantum physics quantum computers can provide exponential performance increases over todays most powerful supercomputers offering the potential for extraordinary advances across a broad range of industries including climate energy healthcare pharmaceuticals finance agriculture transportation materials design and many more.
PsiQuantum has determined the fastest path to delivering a useful quantum computer years earlier than the rest of the industry. Our architecture is based on silicon photonics which gives us the ability to produce our components at Tier1 semiconductor fabs such as GlobalFoundries where we leverage highvolume semiconductor manufacturing processes the same processes that are already producing billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics applications. We also benefit from the quantum mechanics reality that photons dont feel heat or electromagnetic interference allowing us to take advantage of existing cryogenic cooling systems and industry standard fiber connectivity.
In 2024 PsiQuantum announced two governmentfunded projects to support the buildout of our first Quantum Data Centers and utilityscale quantum computers in Brisbane Australia and Chicago Illinois. Both projects are backed by nations that understand quantum computings potential impact and the need to scale this technology to unlock that potential. And we wont just be building the hardware but also the fault tolerant quantum applications that will provide industrytransforming results.
Quantum computing is not just an evolution of the decadesold advancement in compute power. It provides the key to mastering our future not merely discovering it. The potential is enormous and we have the plan to make it real. Come join us.
Theres much more work to be done and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us on this extraordinary journey!
Job Summary:
As an R&D Engineer Experimental Photonics at PsiQuantum your focus will be to experimentally characterize validate and troubleshoot complex photonic circuits our building blocks to a useful scalable quantum computer. You will work closely in a small experimental team interacting with circuit and hardware designers and with the engineer that will characterize and operate with the circuits as parts of PsiQuantum operations.
Responsibilities:
- Testing individual photonic circuits with a variety of optical and electrooptical means.
- Generating characterization reports and document procedures and troubleshooting
- Designing and building experimental test stations and developing the corresponding routines and control software. This includes formulating plans and estimating budgets for experimental builds as well as tracking progress of experimental projects.
- Participating in the definition of experiments to support fast learnings and atscale characterization to enable the deployment of a large quantum computer.
- Selecting the equipment for specialized tests and coordinating the use of existing equipment.
- Developing experimental work for advanced components with other crossfunctional teams.
- Extending the way we collect communicate and correlate experimental results. This may include performing simulations and analyzing data coming from a different variety of sources (e.g. waferscale testing).
Experience/Qualifications:
- 4 years of relevant experimental work in photonic circuits and integrated optics in the telecom regime (PhD or Industry).
- Proven skill in designing and complex photonics experiments.
- Proven skill writing control software (preferred Python).
- Proven skill modeling and analyzing experiments (preferred Python/Mathematica).
- Proven skill in Applied Physics.
- Proven experience in computational thinking.
Desired knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Experience in leading technical projects.
- Linear optics freespace imaging microscopy fiber optics.
- Laser optics (physics operation and safety) and nonlinear optics (parametric processes fourwave mixing Raman spectroscopy).
- Experimental physics at the singlephoton level (sources or quantum optical circuits).
- Software development for experimental control systems.
- Theory of light propagating in confined modes (waveguides resonators interferometers).
- Theory of quantum optics nonlinear optics quantum information theory
PsiQuantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. PsiQuantum does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry citizenship age physical or mental disability military or veteran status marital status domestic partner status sexual orientation genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable laws.
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