Senior Quantum Engineer, Superconducting Qubits

rigettiยท QPU Engineering Operations
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๐Ÿ“ Berkeley, CA or Fremont, CAFull time๐Ÿ’ฐ USD 170Kโ€“205K

About this role

We are looking for a Senior Quantum Engineer with expertise in superconducting qubits to join our hardware R&D team. This role is for someone who wants to work on technically difficult problems that directly shape a quantum hardware platform. You will not be optimizing within a fixed roadmap, you will help define it. You will design, execute, and interpret experiments that push the performance and scalability of superconducting qubit systems. You will develop new gate schemes, explore advanced control protocols, and test architectural ideas that can influence platform-level decisions. We operate in direct competition with the best-funded and most established teams in the world. We are looking for someone who finds that motivating. You will have a high degree of autonomy and ownership while working in a collaborative environment. If you have a strong technical hypothesis, you will be expected to test it rigorously and defend it with data. Strong ideas move quickly through experimental validation.

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The listed salary for this Senior Quantum Engineer, Superconducting Qubits position at rigetti is USD 170Kโ€“205K. This is an Full time role.
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This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Senior Quantum Engineer, Superconducting Qubits role in the QPU Engineering Operations department at rigetti.
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This Senior Quantum Engineer, Superconducting Qubits position at rigetti was posted on Mar 16, 2026. Apply as soon as possible โ€” early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior Quantum Engineer, Superconducting Qubits
rigetti ยท ๐Ÿ’ฐ USD 170Kโ€“205K
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