Senior Quantum System Architect

Description

The Senior Quantum System Architect is responsible for building system architecture design for silicon-based quantum computation. The architect is a deeply creative systems engineer with years of experimental quantum technology expertise. While many concepts from classical computer architecture – microarchitecture, instruction set, etc. – will continue to be useful, the many challenges of developing a quantum computing system will inspire new concepts and techniques. As a Senior Quantum System Architect, you will work with teammates with expertise spanning device physics, hardware, qubit control and error correction, classical computer architecture and compilers, as well as our silicon qubit processor team. Together, you will develop, prototype, and implement key solutions for our silicon-based quantum computer architecture.

Please include a cover letter with your resume (in one file) describing how you would be a great fit at Photonic and what attributes you could bring to our growing team.

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO

• Work closely with the Chief Quantum Officer to provide the technical vision for the team
• Design, model, prototype, and guide the implementation of new architectures for fault-tolerant silicon-based quantum computing
• Participate in technical reviews to coordinate and prioritize the projects to design, create, and integrate technical components to deliver fault-tolerant quantum processors
• Design and model architectures that balance both quantum and classical resources
• Contribute technical expertise via collaboration with the Photonic team to tailor fault-tolerant architectures to real-world silicon devices and develop hardware towards fault-tolerance
• Explore how quantum devices can optimize key performance factors such as fidelity, connectivity, coherence, scalability, reliability, and efficiency
• Identify, model, and evaluate opportunities for long-term performance improvements
• Write patents, internal documents, and peer-reviewed articles reporting advances where applicable
• Support the delivery of technical communications to executives and external partners
• Identify and build collaborations with outside research organizations (government labs, academic groups)
• Train, guide, and develop current and additional team members

WHAT YOU BRING TO OUR TEAM

WHY YOU SHOULD WORK WITH US

The description above is what we think an ideal candidate would look like for this role. At Photonic, we understand that everyone has a different work and life journey. If you feel your experience is close to what we've described, but you might not meet all the requirements, please still apply! We are also committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences, knowing that these very differences inspire innovation and build better teams. If there are any accommodations our team can make throughout our hiring process, please let us know.

Based in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, Photonic is at the forefront of designing next-generation quantum technologies in silicon. Photonic's breakthrough results with silicon have upended many conventional assumptions in quantum computing. With record-setting qubit performance, telecom networking, and silicon’s manufacturing scale, Photonic’s silicon spin qubits materialize solutions for previously intractable problems –and unlock solutions for tomorrow’s problem sets.