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Quantum Research Scientist, Device Team, AWS Center for Quantum Computing

Job ID: 2928491 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing in Pasadena, CA, is looking to hire a Quantum Research Scientist. You will join a multi-disciplinary team of theoretical and experimental physicists, materials scientists, and hardware and software engineers working at the forefront of quantum computing. You should have a solid foundation in experimental physics and deep and broad knowledge of experimental measurement techniques.

Candidates should have a track record of original scientific contributions, and those with deep knowledge and experience in low temperature condensed matter physics (Josephson junctions as well as their utilization for novel applications, TLS physics, phononics, quantum mechanical resonators etc.) 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.

Key job responsibilities

In this role, you will be a part of Exploratory Device Research team and work at the interface of condensed matter physics, material science, and various applied domains including quantum information science to explore new devices, architectures, and experimental techniques. You will constantly learn, innovate, carry out agile and yet scientifically rigorous research, and disseminate findings to the rest of the organization. The team participates in research-heavy multi-disciplinary projects ranging from experimenting with new junction phase space and qubit architectures to exploring novel measurement techniques and associated physics at the material/device level up to unit cell. You will be responsible for building experiments that encompass the integrated stack: design, fabrication, cryogenics, signal chain, and control stack software. Based on your research, you will provide recommendations that improve our next-generation quantum processors.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
• Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
• A proven track record of original scientific contributions

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Deep knowledge and experience in low temperature condensed matter physics (Josephson junctions as well as their utilization for novel applications, TLS physics, phononics, quantum mechanical resonators etc.)

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