Microsoft · 2 weeks ago
Senior Quantum Engineer
Santa Barbara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering individuals and organizations globally. They are seeking a Senior Quantum Engineer to design and simulate next-generation qubit chips, collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance quantum computing technology.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design & Layout: Develop Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) chip designs and interfaces to readout/control layers using simulation-driven, fabrication-aware workflows
Radio Frequency (RF) Simulation: Perform RF simulations of QPU chips and interface layers to define design requirements and optimize control/readout performance
Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with fabrication, systems, packaging, and control teams to co-design QPUs, incorporating constraints and requirements
Tool Development: Build and maintain design tools, functionalize devices into models, and enable co-design with internal teams and external partners
Process Optimization: Apply integrated circuit design principles and engineering best practices to improve design processes and recommend optimizations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
OR Master's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
OR Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 1+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment, could include completion of a post doctoral research position
OR equivalent experience
Familiarity with industry-standard or custom developed chip and circuit design/layout tools
Familiarity with RF integrated-circuit simulation tools, e.g. Ansys, Sigrity, Comsol
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Ability to work in an 'AI-first' environment using modern AI tools to accelerate discovery through both hardware and software development
Ability to design and build AI agents/copilots that assist with experiment setup, log triage, measurement report generation, protocol templating, and knowledge retrieval (e.g. instrument manuals, design docs)
Preferred
3+ years of industry experience in chip or circuit board design and layout like mixed-signal integrated circuits, high-speed RF/digital circuits or equivalent experience
Experience with integrated circuit (IC) or application specific IC design, physical design, physical verification, register transfer level (RTL) to graphic data system (GDS) flow
Experience with industry-standard integrated circuit design tools, e.g. Cadence, Altium, and RF, mixed-signal and integrated-circuit simulation tools, e.g. Ansys, Sigrity, Comsol
Experience with industrial semiconductor device design and fabrication processes and tools like process design kits and electronic design automation
Experience with coding in programming languages such as Python and collaborative code development environments (e.g., Git, GitHub)
Knowledge of quantum computing principles and hands-on experience with quantum computing hardware, such as superconducting qubits or spin qubits
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
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$1MKey Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M
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Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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