Microsoft Senior Quantum Readout Physicist 

United States, Washington 

380493246

Required/Minimum Qualification

• 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
• 2+ years experience in Design, layout, and simulation of superconducting microwave circuits.

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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
  • OR Master's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
  • OR Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment, could include completion of a post doctoral research position
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with parametric amplification, nonreciprocity, and converters/transducers.
• Familiarity with basic qubit bringup and characterization.
• Experience designing scalable readout systems.
• Experience in at least one RF readout technique used in solid-state qubit devices (such as RF-SETs or dispersive readout)
• An in-depth understanding of quantum measurement and concepts like measurement strength, efficiency, and backaction.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 1, 2024.

Key Responsibilities of this position include:

• Design and test of readout circuitry for topological qubits.
• Interface with theorists and architects to codesign the readout system with evolving qubit designs.

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