Lead Quantum Engineer, Systems Performance
Posted 2025-04-06As a Lead Quantum Engineer on the Systems Performance team, you will help build the next generation of Rigettiâs quantum hardware and unlock new performance levels of our quantum processors. In your daily work, you will design and execute experiments to test new device layouts and hardware configurations, perform measurements and data analysis, identify loss and dephasing channels, and propose new experimental solutions to improve device performance. You will provide technical leadership for cross-functional teams, working with a diverse set of engineers and scientists with expertise spanning cryogenics, device design and fabrication, RF electronics, and software development, to identify and mitigate hardware limitations on device performance.
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About Rigetti
Rigetti Computing is a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing. The company has operated quantum computers over the cloud since 2017 and serves global enterprise, government, and research clients through its Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services platform. The companyâs proprietary quantum-classical infrastructure provides ultra-low latency integration with public and private clouds for high-performance practical quantum computing. Rigetti has developed the industryâs first multi-chip quantum processor for scalable quantum computing systems. The company designs and manufactures its chips in-house at Fab-1, the industryâs first dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility. Rigetti was founded in 2013 and today employs more than 150 people with offices in the United States, U.K., and Australia. Learn more at
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