Lead Deployment Physicist

Responsibilities

• Install Helios quantum computer systems on customer premises, including shipment preparation, relocation, installation, and performance validation
• Develop and improve detailed plans and work instructions for installation and service activities
• Lead qubit-based integration and validation tasks as the team's atomic physics and qubit operations expert during deployments
• Provide remote and on-site support for Helios systems, collaborating with subject matter experts and global teams
• Participate in integration and validation of Helios systems at Quantinuum prior to deployment
• Contribute technical expertise to design, execution, and deployment of future on-premises hardware offerings beyond Helios
• Maintain strong focus on achieving business success, advancing technical progress, and fostering professional team interactions
• Travel internationally and domestically up to 3 months continuously during deployments and approximately 25% of the time otherwise
• Required competencies and certifications
• Ph.D. completed
• Minimum 8 years of post-graduate experience (including M.S. or Ph.D.) as a technical contributor or leader in atomic physics or quantum computing roles
• Eligibility for international travel
• Compliance with U.S. Government national security requirements: candidates must not be nationals of the People's Republic of China or Russia unless also U.S. citizens
• Preferred competencies and qualifications
• Deep knowledge of trapped-ion technology, high-performance quantum computing, and hardware integration and validation
• Proven atomic physics research and development experience demonstrated by scholarly publications, successful programs, or product launches
• Experience with lasers, laser cooling, atom trapping, cryogenics, ultra-high vacuum systems, analog and digital electronics, laboratory hardware control, Python programming, physical modeling, and data analysis
• Strong commitment to exceeding performance and schedule expectations
• Proficiency in documenting work through shared notes, standard work documentation, test plans, troubleshooting guides, and configuration records
• Effective communication and collaboration skills

Additional Information

Company Overview Quantinuum is the world's largest integrated quantum company, advancing powerful quantum computers and software. We rapidly scale quantum computing to solve major challenges with full-stack technology and world-class scientists. Job Summary Join Quantinuum's Singapore team as a Deployment Physicist to install and service Helios quantum systems worldwide, supporting integration, validation, and future hardware deployments through extensive travel and collaboration.

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