Entry-level experimental physicist to support research and development in trapped-ion quantum technologies, including hardware/software development, data analysis, and experimental system maintenance.
Assistant Staff 1: $92,000-$110,000, Assistant Staff 2: $100,000-$128,000
- Support design, development, data analysis, programming, testing, troubleshooting, modeling, simulation, and documentation of systems or prototypes.
- Apply basic or established technical practices, tools, and procedures to complete defined tasks and solve routine technical problems.
- Contribute to data collection, documentation, and component- or subsystem-level deliverables supporting broader research and mission-focused efforts.
- Learn and apply relevant mission context, technical standards, systems, platforms, and project processes.
- Communicate progress, technical results, assumptions, risks, and questions clearly and incorporate feedback into technical work products.
- Bachelor’s degree in physics
- Bachelor’s degree in applied physics
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline
- Nice to have: experimental atomic physics
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
- MIT-funded pension
- Matching 401K
- Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education
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