Staff Research Scientist, Modeling of Two-Qubit Gates and Tunable Couplers

As a Research Scientist, you'll setup large-scale tests and deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly, managing deadlines and deliverables while applying the latest theories to develop new and improved products, processes, or technologies.

• Simulate two-qubit gates for transmons, and modeling of parametric and non-parametric couplers for two-qubit gates.
• Develop physics-based models for gate error mechanisms.
• Optimize system parameters numerically.
• Analyze experimental data on two-qubit and multi-qubit gates.
• Propose and analyze new gates with advanced performance.

• PhD degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10 years of experience with superconducting qubits, including modeling of two-qubit gates.
• Experience in collaboration with experimentalists on a quantum projects.
• Experience with circuit Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) or numerical simulations of quantum systems.
• Experience with tunable couplers, parametric gates or transmon readout and flux/charge noise analysis.
• Experience in superconducting quantum computing.
• Knowledge of coding with Python.

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Equity
• Stock options
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.