Quantum Scientist (Boulder, Colorado)

Quantum Scientist Opportunity

We recently opened our new office in Boulder, Colorado, marking our first international expansion. This new location is the hub for our North American operations. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of quantum technology, this is your chance to join us at the forefront of innovation and play a key role in shaping the future and building Oxford Ionics in the US.

We are pioneering advancements in quantum computing by utilizing trapped ion technology and our proprietary laser-free quantum control methods. Our research and development efforts build on our fully integrated quantum processors that can be fabricated within standard silicon foundries. This unique approach allows us to leverage the highest-performing qubit technology while ensuring scalability and manufacturability using existing semiconductor fabrication technology. We approach quantum computing with a focus on minimizing errors, striving to achieve ultra-low gate errors at scale. Our immediate objective is to develop functional quantum computers within the NISQ regime, aiming to construct fault-tolerant machines that require minimal QEC overhead. Our recent breakthroughs include achieving 99.97% fidelity in two-qubit gates and 99.9992% fidelity in single-qubit operations without error correction, setting new industry standards for performance.

What to Expect

As a Quantum Scientist, you will be at the forefront of our research efforts. Your responsibilities will include both designing, debugging, and executing experiments on our current quantum hardware and architecting future hardware generations. This may encompass tasks such as developing innovative coherent control and cooling schemes, accurately calibrating our quantum systems, or extending our methods to larger scale error-corrected devices. You might also be involved in implementing high-fidelity two-qubit gates and single-qubit operations, contributing to our mission of achieving ultra-low gate errors. Furthermore, you might be conducting rigorous benchmarking to assess system performance, analyze experimental data in detail, and present your findings to our research team. Additional responsibilities may include :

• Prototyping and characterizing novel coherent control schemes for trapped-ion qubits using laser and microwave fields.
• Benchmarking component-module and system-level performance of near-term devices, optimize system-level performance and reliability.
• Validating new trap technologies, e.g., integrated electronics or photonics required for building large-scale devices.
• Using knowledge of atomic physics and trapped ion physics to debug functionality and performance of qubit control and auxiliary operations.
• Representing Oxford Ionics's vision and scientific results to external audiences, e.g., at scientific conferences or in external collaborations.