Lead Semiconductor Fabrication Scientist

Brooklyn Park, MN location. All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all stages of development and manufacturing of microfabricated ion traps, including new concept creation, design, layout, fabrication, packaging, and characterization
• Assess requirements of current and future ion traps, and specify or develop designs and processes meeting those requirements
• Generate new ideas and IP for ion trap features and components
• Work closely with an integrated team of scientists, engineers, and technicians to translate system requirements and designs into functional hardware
• Proactively anticipate fabrication risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Lead engagements with 3rd parties to cultivate possible key partnerships, supplier relationships, and co-development opportunities
• Lead strategic, long-range planning for future trap designs and processes

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years’ experience OR Master’s degree with 8+ years’ experience OR PhD with 6+ years’ experience in one or more of the following areas: MEMS fabrication, IC fabrication, integrated optics of waveguides, ion trap fabrication, and chip-scale photonics
• Due to contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, worker granted asylum, or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen

Skills

• PhD in Physics, Materials Science, or Engineering
• Demonstrated leadership in micro-fabricated device design, process, and characterization
• Experience developing ion traps, integrated photonics, and related devices
• Experience interfacing with a semiconductor foundry
• Relevant experience with process integration and development in a micro-fabrication manufacturing environment
• Experience with a wide range of semiconductor/MEMS processes and processing tools including layout, thin film deposition, additive and subtractive patterning, photolithography, deep reactive ion etching, and process integration, and 2.5D/3D packaging
• Published results within their field of research
• Experience leading cross-functional teams
• Results-oriented with the ability to work with little supervision and consistently take initiative despite competing priorities
• Good interpersonal skills, verbal and written

About the company

Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company’s quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum’s over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution. By uniting best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware, our integrated full-stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule
• Employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
• Equity, 401k retirement savings plan
• 12 paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts

Pay

The pay range for this role is $164,000 - $205,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate’s skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role. This range is inclusive of bonus target.