# Senior Research Scientist, Silicon Spin Qubits

About the role In this role,you will work in a team of quantum scientists to develop software solutions for calibration and optimization of quantum dot devices. You will focus on building robust routines for coarse tuning, calibrating high-fidelity single- and two-qubit gates, optimizing the full processor at scale, and maintaining peak performance in real time. You will collaborate regularly with other cross-functional teams, such as research, product, and engineering, to apply your insights to a variety of quantum computing challenges and turn your ideas into usable software tools. This position offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of quantum computing, driving innovation and delivering impactful solutions. What you’ll be doing: Perform cryogenic measurements and characterization of quantum dot-based qubits. Invent, implement, and test novel control protocols for all the required bring-up steps, starting from coarse tuning to optimizing two-qubit gates. Develop scalable protocols for processor-wide optimization (e.g., cross-talk mitigation, leakage reduction, and defect mitigation) and real-time retuning. Collaborate with your colleagues in the engineering and product

- **Id**: 3903347
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/q-ctrl-senior-research-scientist-silicon-spin-qubits>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Los Angeles, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-07T00:54:05Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-07
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T20:32:48Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2200
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Quantum Science & Computing, Custom Software Development

## Company

- **Id**: 6563
- **Name**: Q-CTRL
- **Domain**: q-ctrl.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/q-ctrl>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Rust** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T01:42:07Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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