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Ion Transport and Trap Design Physicist - 714

Quantinuum
Broomfield, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2026
We are seeking an **Ion Transport and Trap Design Physicist** within our US hardware team.

Quantinuum believes that employees work better, more efficiently and more collaboratively in close proximity to other employees, where ideas can be exchanged readily, and decisions can be made more quickly for the benefit of the Company and our customers. All employees should work at their assigned location; however, this role may offer the opportunity to work remotely, with approvals.

### Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform research on cutting edge ion trap transport methods and/or surface-electrode ion trap design.
  • Design and develop ion surface trap voltage waveforms for efficient ion transport.
  • Create and maintain software tools and workflows related to ion transport and ion trap design.
  • Work directly with computational scientists, experimentalists, and engineers to research solutions related to ion transport and trap design.
  • Communicate ground-breaking results both internally and externally through publications and presentations.

### WE VALUE:

  • PhD Completed prior to start
  • Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
  • Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

### YOU MUST HAVE:

  • PhD in applied physics, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field
  • Proficiency with Python
  • Experience with software management and collaboration tools and techniques
  • Experience organizing and maintaining software projects or packages
  • Experience working with trapped ions
  • Experience applying physical principles to optimization problems or numerical simulation
  • Experience with numerical optimization techniques such as convex optimization
  • Experience designing ion traps using electrostatic simulation and optimization
  • Experience with configuring and analyzing BEM and/or FEM problems
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with published results within your field of research.

Compensation & Benefits

Non-Incentive Eligible

The pay range for this role is $148,000 -- $185,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate's skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.

Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company's quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum's over 650 employees, including 400 scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution.

By uniting best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware, our integrated full-stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.

By joining Quantinuum, you'll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

  • What's in it for you?**

A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work

Flexible work schedule

Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit

Equity, 401k retirement savings plan 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation sick time

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, se , or veteran status. [Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf){rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"}

$148,000 - $185,000 a year

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Salary : $148,000 - $185,000

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