Quantum Calibration Engineer, Quantum Computing Services

Job Summary
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QuEra Computing Inc. is seeking Quantum Calibration Engineers to join their team focused on developing, testing, and deploying calibration software for neutral-atom quantum computers. The role involves designing measurements, developing data-analysis pipelines, and ensuring the performance of quantum machines for various applications.

Responsibilities
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• Design data-efficient experimental routines, robust data analyses and troubleshooting workflows to extract key system parameters and insights.

• Develop, refine, and maintain calibration pipelines consisting of complex data flows.

• Develop robust data-fitting and optimization routines.

• Validate, document and track calibration results, ensuring reproducibility and traceability across different hardware and software generations, and across machine deployments.

Qualifications
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Required
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• Strong proficiency in Python, including experience with data analysis and visualization libraries (e.g., Num Py, Sci Py, Pandas, Matplotlib).

• Hands-on experience working with real experimental or measurement data, including noise handling, curve fitting, and model validation.

• Familiarity with optimization and regression techniques, both classical (e.g., least-squares, nonlinear fits) and statistical (e.g., Bayesian inference, parameter estimation).

• Comfort working in a hardware-facing environment, integrating software with lab instruments, data acquisition systems, or experimental control frameworks.

• Solid understanding of version control (Git) and structured software development practices (testing, modularity, documentation).

• Strong problem-solving ability, scientific curiosity, and a willingness to learn new physical systems quickly.

• Eager to grow from a capable engineer into a domain expert in quantum device.

• Enjoys hands-on experimentation, iteration, and uncovering structure in data.

• Comfortable working across abstraction layers, from analyzing raw voltage traces to designing experiment-level calibration strategies.

• Collaborative and adaptable; able to operate in an interdisciplinary environment spanning science, software, and hardware teams.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.

• Candidates with diverse or nontraditional backgrounds who demonstrate strong programming and analytical skills are encouraged to apply.

• Experience or exposure to experimental research, data-driven system optimization, or hardware-software integration (through research, internships, or personal projects) is a strong plus.

Preferred
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• Experience with machine learning or data-driven modeling (e.g., for pattern recognition, drift prediction, or parameter inference).

• Exposure to experimental physics or optics in a lab environment.

• Theory and practice of control systems.

• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, or distributed analysis systems for scaling calibration and data pipelines.

• Knowledge of signal processing and time-series analysis for extracting trends or correlations in data.

• Proficiency in C or C++.

Company
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Located in Boston, QuEra Computing is a maker of advanced neutral-atoms based quantum computers, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the industry. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in Boston, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.