Senior Quantum Measurement Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Quantum Measurement Engineer. Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Responsibilities:

• Perform advanced measurement techniques to support the development of quantum devices and measurement practices.
• Develop, optimize, and execute low-temperature electrical characterization of mesoscopic semiconductor and superconductor devices.
• Characterize quantum materials and devices to improve qubit performance and scalability.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate quantum measurement processes.
• Develop hypotheses and design experiments to test them;
• Analyze experimental results and use findings to modify and improve future experiments.
• Work closely with experts in device physics, modeling, fabrication, materials, and characterization.
• Apply technical input from multiple disciplines to experimental work and device development.
• Use AI tools to improve performance modeling, analysis, research, and day-to-day automation.
• Design and build AI agents or copilots to assist with experiment setup, log triage, measurement report generation, protocol templating, and technical knowledge retrieval.
• Contribute to materials and process optimization in an interdisciplinary R&D environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field plus 6+ years of industry or R&D experience; or
• Master's degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field plus 4+ years of industry or R&D experience; or
• Doctorate in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field plus 1+ years of industry or R&D experience; or equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements;
• Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
• Ability to satisfy applicable export-control eligibility requirements, including providing citizenship, permanent residency, or other required documentation.
• Ability to use AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency, including performance modeling, analysis, research, and task automation.
• Ability to design and build AI agents or copilots for experimental and technical workflows.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years of industry or R&D experience; or
• Master's degree plus 6+ years of industry or R&D experience; or
• Doctorate plus 3+ years of industry or R&D experience; or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience with electrical transport measurements in mesoscopic semiconductor or superconductor devices at cryogenic temperatures.
• 8+ years of experience with sub-Kelvin cryogenic systems, such as dilution refrigerators or He3 cryostats.
• 8+ years of Python coding and version control experience, including tools such as Git;
• Experience with superconductor-semiconductor hybrid materials or III/V semiconductors.
• Experience with RF characterization of superconducting resonators.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams focused on materials and process optimization.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Typical U.S. base salary range: $119,800 to $234,700 per year.
• San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area range: $160,200 to $261,000 per year.
• Certain roles may also be eligible for additional benefits and compensation.
• Benefits and pay information is available through Microsoft's corporate pay information.

Other Information:

• Work site: Fully on-site.
• Travel: 25% to 50%.
• Profession: Quantum Computing;
• Discipline: Quantum Engineering.
• Role type: Individual Contributor.
• Level: Quantum Engineering IC4.
• Job number: 200053487.