Postdoctoral Appointee - Quantum Electronics Device Engineer, Onsite

About the role

The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies and Sandia National Laboratories are seeking a highly driven postdoctoral appointee with expertise in superconducting electronics design, fabrication, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate, and test Josephson junctions
• Design, fabricate, and characterize superconducting resonators and qubits
• Troubleshoot a microwave measurement at cryogenic temperatures
• Operate, maintain, and modify high-frequency wiring and components in a dilution refrigerator
• Collaborate on topics of quantum information science with a diverse team comprised of both experimentalists and theorists

Requirements

• A PhD in Physics, Engineering, Materials Science, or a closely related discipline conferred within the last five years
• Significant experience with micro/nanofabrication
• Proficiency with instrumentation and data acquisition using scientific software such as Python
• A strong background with cryogenics and high-vacuum systems
• Evidence of research achievements as demonstrated in the form of technical publications and presentations
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance

Qualifications Desired

• Substantial measurement experience and a deep knowledge of superconducting qubits
• The ability to quickly learn new experimental techniques
• Experience making effective technical presentations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong social skills
• Scientific programming for efficient data collection
• Experience with electromagnetic analysis and circuit simulation software
• The ability to collaborate in a team environment and an interest in interdisciplinary research
• Independent vision and creativity

About Our Team

The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies is a Department of Energy-funded nanoscience research facility that provides users from around the world with access to state-of-the-art expertise and instrumentation in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with a focus on nanoscience integration. The Quantum Materials Systems (QMS) thrust at CINT has a focus on understanding and controlling quantum effects of nanoscale materials and their integration into systems spanning multiple length scales. The QMS thrust has world-leading capabilities in synthesis, fabrication, characterization, and modeling of quantum materials, devices, and computing systems. Our synthesis capabilities range from novel 2-D materials to ultrahigh mobility quantum well structures. We also have design and fabrication capabilities for integrating superconducting Josephson-junction devices and superconducting resonator circuits into various semiconductor platforms. CINT has a state-of-the-art cleanroom facility that permits micro- and nanoscale fabrication of quantum devices and systems, and we have a variety of characterization equipment that allows temperature-dependent measurements down to dilution refrigerator temperatures with both high- and low-frequency electrical characterization. These efforts are supported by extensive modeling capabilities that exist at both CINT and the host lab.