The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing in Pasadena CA is looking to hire a Quantum Research Scientist. You will join a multidisciplinary team of theoretical and experimental physicists materials scientists and hardware and software engineers working at the forefront of quantum computing. You should have a deep and broad knowledge of experimental measurement techniques.
Candidates with a track record of original scientific contributions in experimental condensed matter physics will be preferred. We are looking for candidates with strong engineering principles resourcefulness and a bias for action superior problem solving and excellent communication skills. Working effectively within a team environment is essential. As a research scientist you will be expected to work on new ideas and stay abreast of the field of experimental quantum computation.
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3 and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Key job responsibilities
As a research scientist you will be responsible for building experiments that encompass the integrated stack: design fabrication cryogenics signal chain and control stack software. Based on your tests you will provide recommendations that improve our nextgeneration quantum processors.
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PhD or Masters degree and 4 years of quantitative field research experience
Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets
Knowledge of R MATLAB Python or similar scripting language
Experience with agile development
Experience with experimental design
A proven track record of published experimental results in superconducting circuits or condensed matter physics.
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