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Hardware QA Engineer

Randstad Digital Americas
Santa Monica, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 2/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/19/2025
Job Summary

We have a 6 month contract opportunity for a Quantum Hardware Engineer. This role is fully onsite in Santa Monica, CA

Our client is seeking a Quantum Hardware Engineer to join our hardware team.

You will work with a growing team of scientists and engineers to build a demonstration of concept systems and quantum networking prototypes. Based in person in Santa Monica, CA.

location: Santa Monica, California

job type: Contract

salary: $32 - 42 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Masters

Responsibilities

Provide tangible solutions to engineering challenges in multiple R&D projects.

Assist scientists in building hardware systems for the demonstration of concept or prototyping.

Analyze and interpret experimental results and propose improvement solutions.

Lab device management and maintenance.

Qualifications

PhD in physics, optics, applied physics, electrical engineering, or related field;

Or master with 5 YOE in quantum, optics, or photonics industry;

5 years of hands-on experience with quantum optics experiments;

Experience with fiber and free-space optical and photonics experiments;

Experience with automating hardware systems including laser source, control hardware, and detectors;

Familiar with either Python or Matlab;

Basic understanding of quantum information concepts;

Decent research record with proven experience in solving engineering challenges in a full development cycle of hardware prototyping;

Excellent communication skills.

skills: Preferred Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following matter qubits: trapped ion, cold atom, color center, transmon, photonic qubits;

Experience with photonics design and fabrication;

Experience with long-distance quantum networking experiments;

Experience with optomechanical design and system design.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Qualified applicants in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County's Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers.

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Salary : $32 - $42

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