Hardware Operations Engineer - 957

Compensation and Benefits

• The pay range for this role is $148,000 - $185,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate’s skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.
• Install, operate, and maintain the Helios quantum computer as part of a large, cross-functional team of on-site and remote collaborators
• Perform as the key technical expert on this particular quantum computer
• Develop, execute, and continuously improve operations and maintenance procedures and documentation
• Mentor and train colleagues and collaborators on system operation and maintenance
• Remotely operate and maintain other Quantinuum system as a part of a global team
• Utmost focuses on business success, technical progress, and professional interactions
• Ph.D. required
• Minimum 6 years of post-graduate experience (M.S. or Ph.D. inclusive)
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.
• A deep knowledge of trapped-ion-based technology, high-performance quantum computing, and technical hardware integration and validation
• Experience continuously improving performance and reliability metrics of a complicated system through rigorously defined processes and standard performance dashboards
• Coding experience that will allow you to read through, contextualize, and improve the broad and deep python-based code base that underpins the operation of our commercial systems
• Experience with lasers, laser cooling, atom trapping, cryogenics, ultra-high vacuum systems, analog and digital electronics, laboratory hardware control, Python, physical modelling, and data analysis
• Experience developing and/or using a high-quality and well-maintained documentation base including standard operating procedures, maintenance operation procedures, troubleshooting guides, and runbooks.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills