Quantum Engineer (Spin) - Member of Technical Staff
at Conductor Quantum — AI that operates quantum computers for scientific discovery
What the role involves
Conductor Quantum is building quantum superintelligence.
Quantum superintelligence is an AI that uses quantum computers to surpass the capabilities of humanity's greatest minds. We are closer to that inflection point than most people realise. Frontier models are approaching general intelligence, and AI can already generate quantum circuits faster than humans can write them. The question is no longer whether quantum and AI converge; it is who builds the infrastructure to make that convergence reliable, scalable, and useful.
That infrastructure starts with the hardware. The biggest bottleneck in quantum computing today is not qubit count; it is the manual configuration that keeps those qubits from being usable. Our software automates calibration and operations for spin and superconducting-qubit systems, turning raw cryogenic hardware into a stable, ready-to-run platform accessible through a simple chat interface. By solving that bottleneck, we are enabling thousands, and eventually billions, of qubits to operate reliably at scale.
The result is a quantum computer as easy to use as ChatGPT. The first billion users are coming. The majority, we believe, will be AI agents.
Why Now
Today, AI generates production code faster and more reliably than most of the world's software engineers. Code is math; math is an instruction set; an instruction set is a quantum circuit. AI is already generating quantum circuits. It just needs reliable hardware to run them on, well-calibrated qubits to utilise, and a feedback loop tight enough to discover new algorithms autonomously.
The world's most capable AI models are being pointed at B2B SaaS. We are pointing ours at the frontier of science.
Role Overview
You will work across the full quantum stack: from taking a chip fresh out of the foundry all the way to hosting it online as a platform that human researchers and AI agents can build on. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role. You will define best practices, influence product strategy, and help lay the foundation for Conductor Quantum's culture and growth.
Key Responsibilities
Quantum Device Fabrication and Bring-Up
Take quantum dot devices from the lab bench to operational readiness. Perform wire bonding, device packaging, and chip mounting for cryogenic testing. Design and fabricate custom PCBs for signal routing, filtering, and integration with control electronics.
Experimental Setup and Measurement Infrastructure
Build and maintain cryogenic measurement setups including dilution refrigerators, fridge wiring, and line testing. Specify, install, and test hardware components such as low-noise amplifiers, DC lines, filters, bias tees, and microwave components. Develop robust procedures for cooldowns, thermal cycling, and system diagnostics.
Device Tuning and Characterisation
Run transport, rf-reflectometry, and charge sensing measurements to identify quantum dot and spin qubit formation, tune gate voltages, and extract stability diagrams. Optimise device configurations through iterative tuning. Collaborate with software and ML teams to close the loop on automated calibration routines.
Lab Development and Instrument Control
Lead setup and scaling of the experimental lab environment. Define lab requirements, spec out measurement equipment, and manage lab logistics. Write or adapt control software to interface with waveform generators, DACs, and lock-in amplifiers.
Collaboration and System Integration
Work closely with physicists, ML engineers, and backend developers to integrate hardware, software, and data pipelines into a unified quantum control stack. Provide feedback on usability, stability, and performance from a hardware and systems perspective.
First 30 / 60 / 90 Days
30 Days
Wire bond a device, load it into the dilution fridge and perform a full cooldown.
Sit with customers to see where the platform breaks down for them. Identify one friction point and propose a fix.
60 Days
Run and automate standard qubit calibration routines and tw
What they ask for
About Conductor Quantum
Conductor Quantum is building quantum superintelligence: AI that operates quantum computers to make scientific discoveries beyond human reach. Quantum computers let us understand the world at its most fundamental level, the path to new drugs, new materials, and discoveries no human can reach alone. A quantum computer is the perfect simulator of nature: it encodes the logic of reality into a programmable machine, atom by atom, electron by electron. Give AI that simulator and you open the door to discovery. The bottleneck is operating the hardware. Today, engineers spend days or weeks by hand to bring a chip to operating conditions for just two qubits. A qubit is the information-carrying unit of a quantum computer, the equivalent of a bit in a classical one, and a useful machine needs billions. Removing the human from that loop is only half the problem. Every command an AI sends to a quantum computer must be optimised for the specific hardware it runs on. We build the AI that operates quantum computers and tunes every machine it runs on. That is the path to quantum superintelligence.
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