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About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking an experimental physicist or engineer to pursue world-leading research in semiconductor quantum systems with applications in quantum information science. The candidate will join a team conducting research in spin qubits in silicon that leverages a wide range of skills and expertise. We are seeking candidates to develop and utilize their expertise in experimental science to advance this research. This may include quantum information processing, instrumentation science, semiconductor device physics, microwave electronics, software development, cryogenics, and related disciplines.

On any given day, you may be called upon to:

• Operate, characterize, and analyze semiconductor-based quantum devices and qubits at dilution refrigerator temperatures.
• Interface with instrumentation to develop creative experimental techniques for implementing quantum circuits and discovering physical phenomena relevant to semiconductor quantum dots and spin qubits.
• Work at the intersection of advanced instrumentation, quantum control and semiconductor device science to design and execute complex, dynamic experiments.
• Work in a diverse, collaborative team environment on large-scale projects as part of a fast-paced technically challenging research organization.
• Conduct original research in quantum information science while also supporting internal research teams and milestones.
• Communicate results to sponsors, collaborators, team members, and others in various venues.

Salary Range

$114,000 - $227,500

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance and an SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph examination.

Qualifications We Desire

The ideal R&D Physics candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Physics or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Experience preparing research for dissemination through presentations at national conferences and peer-reviewed publications in top journals.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities of both projects and teams and the ability to work in loosely defined areas with minimal direction while maintaining vision for the overall mission.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• PhD in Material Science or Electrical Engineering, or relevant field
• Experience performing original experimental research in a laboratory environment, demonstrated through a track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals or external presentations at scientific conferences.
• Experience in a research area related to quantum information science, particularly in one or more of the following subjects:
  • Quantum computing or quantum sensing
  • Experimental characterization of quantum systems
  • Semiconductor device operation at cryogenic temperatures
  • Electron or hole transport in nanostructures
  • Coherent control of spin systems (e.g., magnetic resonance spectroscopy)
• Experience with qubit operation and characterization (especially semiconductor-based quantum dots), investigating quantum system dynamics, operating cryogenic systems, or similar.
• Experience interfacing, controlling, and troubleshooting instrumentation and electronics for complex experiments.
• Ability to work in a diverse, collaborative team environment
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills and the ability to develop, deliver, and present technical ideas and results.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new experimental techniques.

About Our Team

The Advanced Silicon Quantum Devices Department of the Advanced Microsystems Group conducts groundbreaking research on semiconductor-based devices for quantum information sciences applications. Our fundamental expertise lies in semiconductor-based quantum dot and donor-based qubits. Our core capabilities are semiconductor qubit development and measurement, quantum coherent control, cryogenic characterization and measurement, and quantum information science and technology. We use our positive relationships within the Microsystems Engineering Sciences and Applications (MESA) foundry facility, the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), and other internal and external organizations to develop advanced solid-state quantum device technologies.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance and SCI access, both of which require US citizenship. SCI access may also require a polygraph examination. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain these levels of access may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.