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Technology Manager – Quantum Performance Engineering
Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC). Own the algorithmic North-Star benchmark for stable platforms and quantify improvements across technology iterations against the original processor baseline .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Quantum Control, Performance Optimisation, and Error Mitigation, with a strong focus on developing high-fidelity quantum gate techniques and translating experimental methods into operational workflows. Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor early career scientists, and engage with third-party partners to achieve performance benchmarks.
Highest-signal resume keywords
PhD In Physics Or EngineeringQuantum ControlHigh-Fidelity Single- And Two-Qubit Gate OptimisationCharacterisation, Verification, And BenchmarkingTechnical Leadership
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Hard Skills
Quantum Performance EngineeringPulse OptimisationError AnalysisPerformance ModellingScientific ProgrammingData AnalysisError BudgetingExperimental Gate Tune-UpCalibration RequirementsFault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
Soft Skills
MentoringClear Written CommunicationPlanningProblem-SolvingSound Judgement
Tools & Technologies
Quantum Computing SystemsControl-Stack IntegrationOperational Handover PackagesReference Library DevelopmentThird-Party Management
Industry Keywords
Quantum TechnologiesExperimental Quantum ScienceOperational Acceptance CriteriaDynamic-Circuit WorkflowsSuperconducting Quantum Computing
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own the algorithmic North-Star benchmark for stable platforms and quantify improvements across technology iterations against the original processor baseline
- Build and develop a high-performing Quantum Performance Engineering function
- Mentor scientists and engineers, champion new approaches and engage third-party expertise
- Lead high-fidelity single- and two-qubit gate optimisation
- Suppress leakage, crosstalk, drift and coherent errors while advocating for system-level improvements
- Own characterisation, verification, benchmarking and error-budgeting methods
- Define calibration requirements and procedures with implementation teams
- Develop gold-standard reference primitives and publish a reference library for external software teams
- Develop error mitigation, logical performance analysis and fault-tolerant quantum computing optimisation where needed
- Translate experimental methods into repeatable tools and workflows
- Ensure performance requirements are addressed across the software and control stack
- Hand over implementations for deployment
- Work closely with calibration, compiler, software and control teams
- Build internal and external partnerships and take solutions through to operational handover
Requirements
What you’ll need- PhD in Physics or Engineering, with studies relating to quantum technologies, particularly quantum control
- Significant experience improving quantum processor performance, including high-fidelity single- and two-qubit gate development or optimisation
- Strong skills in quantum control, pulse optimisation and experimental gate tune-up
- Experience with characterisation, verification, benchmarking, error analysis, error budgeting and performance modelling
- Scientific programming and data analysis skills
- Experience translating experimental methods into reproducible workflows, tools or operational handover packages
- Technical leadership across science, engineering and operations
- Experience mentoring early career scientists or engineers
- Experience identifying and managing third parties
- Experience negotiating goals and jointly defining clear, timely requirements with partner teams
- Clear written communication, including handover documentation and decision records
- Strong planning, sound judgement and an inventive, ownership-driven approach to problem-solving
- Nice-to-have: experience with optimal control, closed-loop calibration, Hamiltonian or system identification, or signal-chain predistortion
- Nice-to-have: experience with error mitigation, logical performance analysis, fault-tolerant quantum computing, logical qubits, quantum error correction and its control requirements, decoders or dynamic-circuit workflows
- Nice-to-have: experience with superconducting quantum computing systems, compilers, pulse compilation or control-stack integration
- Nice-to-have: experience defining operational acceptance criteria for quantum processor capabilities or scaling research workflows into production engineering environments
- Nice-to-have: experience leading technical teams or programmes across experimental quantum science and engineering, or working across hardware, software, compiler and operations teams
Benefits
Comp & perks- Culture of bold innovation
- Opportunity to work with unique lab infrastructure
- Opportunity to redefine the limits of computation
- Benefits and positive work culture (details provided via linked benefits information)