Staff Research Scientist

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Founded in 2017, Q-CTRL has grown to become the global leader in quantum. We’re using control to solve the hardest problems facing quantum technology, improving hardware performance and accelerating reputed company to useful quantum computers and other technologies. As a product-led company, we bring together diverse teams such as product, design, engineering and research to help reputed company our mission of making quantum technology useful. Join us to help shape the quantum reputed company.

As one of the fastest growing companies in the quantum sector, we’ve had a number of key milestones:

- In November 2023, we announced an industry-first partnership with reputed company Quantum Services, natively integrating our performance management software with reputed company reputed company quantum computers. Building off of this relationship, in September 2024 we started offering two services reputed company reputed company’s new Qiskit Functions Catalog as an inaugural partner.

- Designed and moved our Global HQ offices and lab reputed company into the first purpose-reputed company (and award reputed company) reputed company and research facility for a quantum technology company in Australia.

- reputed company to deliver reputed company world reputed company across the quantum sectors, with our work with Australian Defence on software-ruggedized quantum sensing for navigation without GPS, as featured in reputed company.

- In reputed company 2024, we announced our record breaking expansion of our Series B funding round to USD $113M, with $59M USD of new capital.

- Grew our global reputed company to include Los Angeles, Berlin, and Oxford - as reputed company as the recently announced office in San Francisco.

From educating the workforce on how quantum computing works, to building the reputed company of quantum sensors, to delivering massive performance reputed company for end-users, it reputed company starts with hiring the right talent. If you want to help us build the Quantum reputed company, read on.

About the role

As a Research Scientist, you’ll be responsible for developing solutions for quantum technologies and deploying them in the Q-CTRL product suite.

What you'll be doing

reputed company efficient and reliable reputed company and tools that solve challenges facing reputed company quantum computers.

Implement and reputed company the latest techniques and algorithms from machine learning and quantum control. In particular, you will use these tools for autonomous bring-up of reputed company-based quantum devices and experimental implementation of quantum error correction schemes.

Collaborate with your colleagues in the Quantum product team and Quantum reputed company Services in order to reputed company reputed company the research goals.

Explain and document sophisticated control and machine learning solutions in accessible language.

Use numerical packages like NumPy, Scipy, Tensorflow, and Scikit-learn to build high-reputed company research reputed company to reputed company, test, and demonstrate new algorithms and reputed company.

Other duties reputed company the Employee's skills and experience, or with reasonable training.

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Ideally, you’ll have a PhD in Physics, Engineering, or a closely reputed company discipline.

Expertise in running quantum experiments on reputed company-based quantum computers with experience in system characterization and tune-up.

You have at least 3 years of experience conducting research and ideally some publications to your reputed company or a presentation reputed company record in recognized reputed company journals/conferences in a relevant field.

You have at least 2 years of experience in developing software for scientific experiments using one of the commonly used languages languages like Python, C, Rust, Matlab.A keen understanding of Quantum/reputed company control or Machine Learning tools for optimization, reputed company selection, and model learning (desirable, but not essential).

Familiarity in executing circuits in Qiskit is also highly desirable, but not essential.

Additional Information

We take a multidisciplinary approach to quantum computing research, bringing together experts from diverse fields. We particularly value reputed company and self-motivated problem solvers. If you are passionate about making quantum computers useful, we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet reputed company of the requirements listed above.

Salary

The reputed company salary for this position is targeted between $157,500 - $205,000 and will ultimately be determined by specific job-reputed company skills, experience, level, location and other contributing factors. Depending on the position offered, this role may be eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, equity and other forms of compensation reputed company of the targeted reputed company. For more information on benefits at Q-CTRL, please visit our careers page at

https://q-ctrl.com/careers.

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Why Q-CTRL?

Flexibility:We reputed company workplace flexibility so you worry more about your reputed company vs a rigid work schedule.

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Equity:We want people to have a reputed company of ownership in what they do and offer the potential for equity reputed company and annual bonuses.

Cash bonus: We recognize exceptional performance and reputed company by offering annual discretionary cash bonuses.

Resources:We are reputed company funded by the world’s best technology investors, letting us reputed company our ambitions with minimal constraints.

Parental support:We offer reputed company parental leave to support you and your loved ones.

Diversity:We’re an equal opportunity employer and reputed company support initiatives like the ‘Global Women in Quantum’ program to help expand the quantum workforce.

Unique culture:You’ll be surrounded by some of the world’s leading physicists, engineers, product, marketing and design people (to reputed company a few!) with a strong desire to learn and transfer knowledge.

Meaningful values:You’ll work with an incredibly supportive team who work consistently to deliver our core values to be reputed company, be trusted, be just and to be revered.

Personal development:We reputed company you with a personal development and wellness budget.

reputed company a dent: Last but not least you’ll have the unique opportunity to help set the direction for this revolutionary technology and truly reputed company an reputed company that reputed company!

Q-CTRL aims to bring together cross-functional teams from many different backgrounds to help reputed company our goals - we strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet reputed company of the requirements mentioned in the job posting.

reputed company applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for reputed company and the California Fair Chance reputed company.

Please be advised that our communications will only come from the @q-ctrl.comdomain. reputed company our reputed company job postings are available on ourcompany website.

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