Applied Scientist, Superconducting Digital and Cryogenic Control Electronics, Center for Quantum Computing, Physical Design and Simulation, Enabling Technologies
Amazon · Posted Nov 13, 2026
- San Francisco, California, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- $172K–$222K per year
- 3+ years
Research and design cryogenic control hardware for large-scale quantum processors, with an emphasis on superconducting digital circuits.
Compensation
USA, CA, San Francisco - 171,600.00 - 222,200.00 USD annually
Responsibilities
- Design and simulate superconducting digital circuits and cryogenic control/readout electronics for scalable qubit control
- Develop and validate Josephson-junction circuit models, timing and margin analyses, and verification methodology for superconducting digital designs
- Quantify system-level trade-offs — wiring count, power dissipation at each cryogenic stage, latency, footprint — across candidate control architectures, and communicate recommendations
- Co-design control interfaces with qubit-device colleagues so control electronics and quantum devices are developed as one system
- Deliver design artifacts through the organization's design-request and design-review processes, including tapeout-ready layouts and verification reports
Requirements
- Master's degree or above in a relevant field
- Nice to have: Unix/Linux
- Nice to have: Cryo-CMOS
- Nice to have: Low-temperature amplifiers and mixers
- Nice to have: Microwave engineering