Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

• PhD in physics, electrical engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing, constructing, or maintaining scientific apparatuses (e.g., cryostats, microscopes, electronics, sample packages, microwave signal chains, optical setups).
• Experience working in multiple disciplines (fabrication, electronics, software, cryogenics, modeling, measurement) in support of project goals.
• Experience using software for scientific apparatus control and data analysis.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with microwave, RF, optoelectronic, optomechanical, or optical control or measurement.
• Experience with control or characterization of quantum devices.
• Experience with cryogenic or vacuum environments and equipment.
• Experience with design and layout of microfabricated devices.
• Experience publishing in scientific journals or presenting at conferences.

Google maintains a diverse research portfolio driven by fundamental research, product innovation, and infrastructure goals. As a Research Scientist, you will set up large-scale tests, deploy ideas broadly, manage deadlines, and apply latest theories to develop new products, processes, or technologies. Your work will span creating experiments, prototyping, and designing architectures for real-world problems in areas such as machine learning, data mining, natural language processing, hardware/software performance, and search technologies.

You will actively contribute to the research community by sharing and publishing findings, collaborating with universities and institutes worldwide.

Google Quantum AI aims to build a large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer to solve classically intractable problems. Our focus is on advancing quantum computing capabilities and enabling meaningful applications.

The US base salary range for this full-time role is $141,000-$202,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Salary is role, level, and location-dependent, with individual pay influenced by skills, experience, and education. Recruiters will provide specific salary details during hiring.

Note: US salary figures reflect base pay only; bonuses, equity, and benefits are additional. More about benefits can be found at Google Benefits.

Responsibilities include:

• Characterizing readout and reset performance in superconducting qubit devices and modeling their behavior with theorists.
• Implementing software for device characterization and experiments, integrating into automated calibration systems.
• Developing hardware for readout and reset functions.
• Communicating results within the team and the broader scientific community.
• Investigating technological advances through literature and conferences to improve readout and reset processes.

Google is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or criminal history. For accommodations, complete our Accommodations form.