Deployment Physicist, On-premises Installation

Job Description

Job Title: Deployment Physicist, Global On-premises Installation. Location: Tokyo, Japan - Candidates may be based at other Quantinuum global offices if willing to travel for deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Successfully install Helios quantum computing systems at customer premises, including shipment preparation, relocation, installation, and system validation.
• Improve and mature plans and work instructions for installation, relocation, preparation, and validation activities.
• Serve as the team’s atomic physics and qubit operations expert, owning qubit-based integration and validation tasks during deployments.
• Provide remote support and on-site service for Helios systems with support from subject matter experts and the global team.
• Participate in integration and validation of Helios systems at Quantinuum before deployment;
• Contribute to future on-premises hardware offerings following Helios, including design, execution, and deployment.
• Maintain a strong focus on business success, technical progress, and professional interactions.
• Travel domestically and internationally for up to 3 months at a time during deployments and approximately 25% otherwise.

Qualifications:

• Completed Ph.D.
• Minimum 8 years of post-graduate experience, including M.S. or Ph.D. experience, as a technical contributor or leader in atomic physics or quantum computing.
• Eligibility to complete international travel.
• Candidates must not be nationals of the People's Republic of China or Russia unless they are also U.S. citizens, due to U.S. Government national security requirements.

Preferred:

• Deep knowledge of trapped-ion technology, high-performance quantum computing, and technical hardware integration and validation.
• Proven track record in atomic physics research and development demonstrated through scholarly publications, successful program execution, and/or launched products.
• Experience with lasers, laser cooling, atom trapping, cryogenics, ultra-high vacuum systems, analog and digital electronics, laboratory hardware control, Python, physical modeling, and data analysis;
• Strong drive to exceed performance and schedule expectations.
• Commitment to documenting work through shared notes and maintaining standard work documentation, test plans, troubleshooting guides, and configuration documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Competitive compensation package.
• Equity.
• Flexible working approach.
• Health insurance.
• Commuting allowance.
• Enhanced holidays.
• Opportunity to work alongside leading talent in the quantum computing industry.

Other Information:

• Helios is Quantinuum's current-generation quantum computer with 98 physical qubits and more than 99.9% two-qubit fidelities.
• The first on-premises Helios system will be installed in Singapore, with additional customer locations planned.
• The role includes training and integration activities in the United States, either in person or through travel depending on the candidate's location.
• Candidates will develop deep familiarity with Helios hardware and software before participating in customer-site installation and validation.
• All applicants for safety-sensitive positions must complete a pre-employment drug test;
• Employment is subject to successful pre-employment screening.
• Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer.
• AI tools may be used to support parts of the hiring process, including application and resume review, but final hiring decisions are made by humans.