Ion Transport and Trap Design Physicist

Job Description

Job Title: Ion Transport and Trap Design Physicist - 714. Location: Broomfield, CO / Brooklyn Park, MN / Albuquerque, NM / Remote (US)

Job Type: Full-time, On-site (remote work may be possible with approval)

Responsibilities:

• Conduct research on advanced ion trap transport methods and surface-electrode ion trap design.
• Design and develop ion surface trap voltage waveforms to enable efficient ion transport.
• Create and maintain software tools and workflows for ion transport and trap design;
• Collaborate directly with computational scientists, experimentalists, and engineers to develop solutions related to ion transport and trap design.
• Communicate research findings internally and externally through publications and presentations.

Qualifications:

• PhD in applied physics, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with software management and collaboration tools.
• Skilled in organizing and maintaining software projects or packages.
• Hands-on experience working with trapped ions;
• Knowledge of applying physical principles to optimization problems or numerical simulations.
• Familiarity with numerical optimization techniques such as convex optimization.
• Experience designing ion traps using electrostatic simulation and optimization methods.
• Experience configuring and analyzing BEM (Boundary Element Method) and/or FEM (Finite Element Method) problems.
• Excellent teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills, including published research results;
• Must meet U.S. Person and national security requirements: U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or refugee/asylee status.

Preferred:

• Experience with high-fidelity quantum hardware experiments or integrated software-hardware systems.
• Prior publications or contributions in ion trap design or related quantum hardware research.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Salary range: $148,000 – $185,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match.
• Equity options.
• Paid parental leave, 12 paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
• Employee discounts.

Other Information:

• Quantinuum is a leader in quantum computing, delivering integrated full-stack systems combining software and hardware for industry-leading performance.
• Equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to personal characteristics or status;
• AI tools may be used in the hiring process for application review and assessment, but final hiring decisions are made by humans.