Salary
$60k – $150k per year
Location
In office (Yorktown Heights)
Employment
Full-Time
First seen by Alion on Sep 23, 2026.
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IBM is an American technology company whose roots go back to the 1911 formation of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, and which has been headquartered in Armonk, New York for decades. It defined mainframe computing, the personal computer standard and much of enterprise data processing, and today concentrates on hybrid cloud built around Red Hat, enterprise AI through the watsonx platform, consulting services and the mainframe and storage systems that still run the world's largest transaction workloads. The company also runs one of the leading quantum computing programmes and consistently ranks among the largest recipients of United States patents.
Job Description
Job Title: Quantum Characterization Engineer. Location: Yorktown Heights, New York, USA
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and test quantum hardware solutions using quantum engineering, microfabrication, and packaging technologies.
- Apply expertise in microwave circuit engineering, mechanical and thermal engineering, quantum control, and classical electronics.
- Optimize system architectures, integration, and testing, including microwave and semiconductor device testing.
- Contribute to chip design, chip layout, and modeling;
- Support EDA tool development.
- Perform yield engineering analytics, electrical testing, and wafer-scale characterization.
- Use electrical probing and test equipment for hardware evaluation.
- Conduct defect analysis and data systems integration.
- Collaborate on cross-functional projects and programs;
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
- Doctorate degree preferred.
- Familiarity with designing, developing, and testing quantum hardware.
- Knowledge of quantum engineering principles and methodologies.
- Familiarity with yield engineering analytics, electrical testing, and wafer-scale characterization.
- Exposure to microwave testing and semiconductor device testing;
- Understanding of testing principles and methodologies for quantum hardware development.
- Familiarity with mechanical and thermal engineering principles related to quantum hardware.
- Experience with cross-functional project or program management is preferred.
Benefits and Compensation:
- Salary range of $120,000 to $180,000 per year.
- Healthcare benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and mental health and wellbeing coverage.
- 401(k), cash balance pension plan, employee stock purchase plan, financial counseling, life insurance, and disability coverage.
- Performance-based salary incentive opportunities may be available;
- 12 paid holidays.
- Minimum 56 hours of sick time;
- 120 hours of vacation.
- 12 weeks of parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM policy.
- Paid family and care leave programs where applicable.
- Training, education, and industry certification resources through IBM's AI-driven learning platform.
- Employee resource groups, volunteer opportunities, and retail, service, and experience discounts.
Other Information:
- Onsite position with travel of up to 20% or approximately 1 day per week.
- General daytime shift.
- The role is not commissionable or sales incentive based.
- Employment is subject to applicable employment and legal requirements.
- The position is expected to remain posted for 21 days from the posting date or less if the role is filled earlier.
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