Amazon
Senior Applied Scientist, Superconducting Digital and Cryogenic Control Electronics,Center for Quantum Computing, Physical Design and Simulation, Enabling Technologies
$192K–$260K
San Francisco, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of applied research experience with a Master's degree; alternatively, a PhD.
- Education
- PhD, or Master's degree and 7+ years of applied research experience.
About the job
Researches and designs superconducting digital circuits and cryogenic control electronics for scalable quantum processors, from modeling and simulation through layout and fabrication handoff.
What you'll do
- Design and simulate superconducting digital circuits and cryogenic control/readout electronics, including Josephson-junction models and verification.
- Evaluate system-level trade-offs such as wiring, power, latency, and footprint, and communicate recommendations.
- Co-design control interfaces with qubit-device teams and deliver tapeout-ready layouts and verification reports.
What they ask for
- PhD, or Master's degree and 7+ years of applied research experience.
- Programming experience in Java, C++, Python, or a related language; circuit design and simulation experience.
- Experience with patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
- Experience with superconducting qubit control/readout, superconducting digital circuits and margin analysis, and EDA flows for custom circuit design.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of cryogenic electronics, including cryo-CMOS, low-temperature amplifiers and mixers, or thermal and power budgeting.
- Experience with microwave engineering, chip fabrication and measurement correlation, or quantum error correction decoding.
Pay
192,200.00 - 260,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, C++, Python, RSFQ/ERSFQ, Josephson-junction circuit simulation, EDA
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