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The targeted base salary range for this position is between $150,000 - $220,000 and will ultimately be determined by specific job-related 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 outside of the targeted base salary range. For more information on benefits at Q-CTRL, please visit our careers page at https://q-ctrl.com/careers.
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Founded in 2017, we operate globally with offices in Sydney, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Huntsville, Berlin, and Oxford. Our teams bring together technical and multi-disciplinary expertise across the product lifecycle, and we’re hiring talent to help scale every part of the business. We work quickly to turn cutting-edge science into deployable technology.
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    We take a multidisciplinary approach to quantum computing research, bringing together experts from diverse fields. We particularly value versatile 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 all of the requirements listed above.
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    The targeted base salary range for this position is between $210,000 - $260,000 and will ultimately be determined by specific job-related skills, experience, level, location and other contributing factors. This role will be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and the opportunity to equity and other forms of compensation outside of the targeted base salary range. 
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    At Q-CTRL, we’re pioneering the future of quantum technology. Our Quantum Error Correction team is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to design and implement components of an end-to-end compiler and orchestrator for distributed FTQC. You’ll join a fast-paced research team, collaborating closely with engineering teams to produce high-impact research and publications and translate scientific advances into impactful software solutions.

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    At Q-CTRL, we’re pioneering the future of quantum technology. Our Quantum Error Correction team is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to design and implement components of an end-to-end compiler and orchestrator for distributed FTQC. You’ll join a fast-paced research team, collaborating closely with engineering teams to produce high-impact research and publications and translate scientific advances into impactful software solutions.

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    This role will provide critical technical leadership for experimental science work on Q-CTRL’s atom-interferometry based quantum sensors. This position will be focussed on reducing scientific risk across a broad range of novel techniques that aim to improve state-of-the art quantum sensor performance.
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    As a Senior Scientist in the Magnetometry Novel Hardware team, you will work closely with aninterdisciplinary team comprising experts in quantum sensing and engineering to design, develop, test, and characterise novel state-of-the-art magnetometers and auxiliary hardware, that will solve pressing challenges in aeronautical and maritime positioning and navigation, geophysical exploration, medical diagnostics & imaging, and magnetic anomaly detection. Your focus will be to bring these sensors' exquisite laboratory performance into extreme environments, developing hardware and measurement approaches that maintain reliable operation amid environmental disturbances such as vibrations and electromagnetic interference.
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    This position supports a range of exciting and unique projects, giving you the opportunity to deep dive into our software engineering, quantum computing, and quantum sensing teams. No quantum experience is required, just an advanced mastery of modern sourcing methodologies, a keen interest in deep tech, and the excitement to help build a revolutionary sector!

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    About the role

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  • An advanced degree in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related discipline. A PhD is strongly preferred, although exceptional candidates with equivalent research or industry experience will also be considered.
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  • Deep expertise in quantum computing and quantum algorithms, with a record of independently leading substantial research projects.
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  • Experience moving beyond asymptotic algorithmic results toward explicit implementations, numerical studies, or concrete resource estimates.
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  • A strong record of impactful research, demonstrated through publications, software, patents, presentations, or equivalent technical contributions.
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  • Strong scientific-programming skills, particularly in Python, and experience developing reliable research software.
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  • The ability to reason critically about both quantum and classical algorithms and to construct credible classical baselines.
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  • Broad scientific judgment and the ability to identify important research problems, set technical direction, and carry projects from initial concept through quantitative validation.
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  • Experience using large language models or AI agents to accelerate scientific research, including tasks such as literature synthesis, hypothesis generation, code development, automated experimentation, or scientific reasoning.
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  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively across quantum algorithms, error correction, compilation, software engineering, and application domains.
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    About the team
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    The Quantum Computing Research team is dedicated to developing innovative methods to get the best possible performance from contemporary and next generation quantum computers. We push toward quantum advantage by developing cutting-edge applications, employing AI, control theory, and physics principles to optimize and automate critical parts of the quantum computing stack. We conduct pioneering research looking toward the near future, including quantum error correction and the integration of quantum computers with high performance computing and data centers.  
    ","openingPlain":"About the team\nThe Quantum Computing Research team is dedicated to developing innovative methods to get the best possible performance from contemporary and next generation quantum computers. We push toward quantum advantage by developing cutting-edge applications, employing AI, control theory, and physics principles to optimize and automate critical parts of the quantum computing stack. We conduct pioneering research looking toward the near future, including quantum error correction and the integration of quantum computers with high performance computing and data centers.   \n","descriptionBody":"

    About the role

    \n","descriptionBodyPlain":"About the role\nQ-CTRL’s Applications & Algorithms team develops quantum algorithms and application workflows aimed at making quantum computers useful. We are seeking a Staff Research Scientist to help establish and lead our research program in fault-tolerant quantum applications.\nAs quantum computing progresses toward error-corrected operation, an increasingly important question is not simply what can be demonstrated on today’s hardware, but which applications can justify future fault-tolerant quantum computers, what resources those applications will require, and how algorithmic innovation can bring those requirements within reach.\nIn this role, you will identify compelling applications for fault-tolerant quantum computing and develop the algorithms, implementations, and quantitative resource analyses needed to understand when and how those applications can become useful. You will work from the application level down through algorithmic primitives and logical resource requirements, collaborating closely with researchers working in quantum error correction, compilation, control, and quantum software.\nThis is an application-facing quantum-algorithms role rather than a quantum-error-correction role. Most of the work will involve theory, simulation, resource estimation, and research software, with selective use of contemporary quantum hardware or emerging logical-qubit systems where experiments can validate important algorithmic primitives or assumptions.\nScientific simulation, quantum chemistry, and many-body physics are important areas of interest, but we are also interested in new application classes where there is a compelling and quantitatively defensible case for quantum advantage.\n","hostedUrl":"https://jobs.lever.co/q-ctrl/a3564d61-af35-487c-ac15-e36ad1aafde2","applyUrl":"https://jobs.lever.co/q-ctrl/a3564d61-af35-487c-ac15-e36ad1aafde2/apply"}]