# Experimental Physicist II (Quantum Annealing)

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. It is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the first and only to offer dual-platform quantum computing products and services, spanning both annealing and gate-model quantum computing technologies. D-Wave’s mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum today through enterprise-grade systems available on-premises and via its Leap™ quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations across commercial, government, and research sectors trust D-Wave to address complex computational challenges using quantum computing. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and how D-Wave is shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow: www.dwavequantum.com. About the role We are looking for a creative, energetic, and self-motivated Experimental Physicist to join our Processor Development (PD) team. The PD team is composed of experienced and talented superconducting circuit designers, fabrication engineers, software developers and physicist

- **Id**: 3619726
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/d-wave-experimental-physicist-ii-quantum-annealing>
- **Role**: Quantum
- **Role family**: Quantum
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Burnaby, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T15:59:20Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T15:16:05Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6739
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Quantum Science & Computing, Quantum Computing Hardware

## Company

- **Id**: 695
- **Name**: D-Wave
- **Domain**: dwavequantum.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/d-wave>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Rippling

## Salary

- **Min**: 123000
- **Max**: 169000
- **Currency**: CAD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 120969

## Technologies

- **LISP** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 7

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Canada** — Iso: CA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T17:55:00Z

## Visa

- Country: CA; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Positions approved through LMIA in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 7
- **Expected fill days**: 76
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 120969
- **Is top pay**: no

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