Quantum Device Characterization Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of device-characterization engineers/scientists.
• Establish clear goals, expectations, and performance standards; conduct regular feedback, coaching, and career development conversations.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and evolve quantum device characterization workflows to diagnose performance bottlenecks, improve robustness, and increase fabrication and operational yield.
• Contribute to device architecture and layout, ensuring alignment between design, fabrication, and characterization requirements.
• Develop and optimize cryogenic measurement infrastructures, including automation, instrumentation, and protocol design.
• Create high-throughput characterization methodologies, enabling repeatable, scalable, and efficient device testing.
• Oversee data pipelines and analysis frameworks to generate reliable device metrics at scale.
• Translate device-performance insights into actionable recommendations for fabrication, materials, and process-engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary workstreams, ensuring high-quality project outcomes.

Job Requirements

• PhD or equivalent experience in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Significant hands-on experience in experimental quantum device characterisation or nanoscale device measurement.
• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring technical teams in a research or engineering environment.
• Strong expertise in cryogenic measurement systems and low-temperature electronics.
• Proven ability to design and execute experimental workflows, including data acquisition and analysis.
• Proficiency in programming for experimental control and data analysis (e.g., Python or similar).
• Strong problem-solving capability with the ability to translate complex data into engineering insights.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with silicon-based quantum devices (e.g., spin qubits, quantum dots).
• Familiarity with automated measurement systems and autotuning techniques.
• Experience operating in high-throughput or scaled experimental environments.
• Knowledge of semiconductor fabrication processes and device design considerations.
• Track record of delivering technical programs in multidisciplinary teams.