Microsoft Senior Quantum Simulation Engineer 

United States, California, Santa Barbara 

148089689

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
  • OR Master's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
  • OR Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in industry or in a research and development environment, could include completion of a post doctoral research position
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with high-performance or high-throughput computing.

Other Requirements

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.
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Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, related field OR equivalent experience
• Proficient communication skills
• Ability to succeed in fast-paced, collaborative team
• Background in semiconductor physics and/or topological materials
• Background in materials simulations withab initioand empirical methods
• Experience withquantumtransport,disorderand topological

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

You will be part of a team of top theoretical and experimental physiciststo develop andtopological qubits.To be successful,work withacross the globe

• Your main responsibility will be performing simulations of quantum materialsthat guidematerials growthandhelpin understandingcharacterization measurementswith the goal ofoptimizingmaterialcombinations for topologicalqubits.
• You will applyabinitioand empirical methods to simulate the energetics, band structure andexpected electric properties of materials.
• You will work within the team todevelop andexpand simulation capabilities.

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