AMO Physicist - Inertial Sensing at Infleqtion, Kidlington, England, United Kingdom. A mid-level full time position in the Research and Development (R&D) team, listed under hardware engineering.
Position Summary
As part of our strategy for growth in the UK, we are expanding our Physics Department and recruiting an experimental AMO Physicist for inertial sensing applications. In this role, you will actively contribute to ongoing research projects and assist in the exploration of new concepts and approaches for future products. This will cover either our continuous beam atom inertial sensor for navigation applications or our Bose Einstein Condensate platform for gravimetry applications, or both. Working closely with a team of physicists and engineers, you will play a vital role in the collaborative efforts of the team.
Project Support
- Translate product requirements into atomic system designs.
- Execute modelling, simulation, and analytical calculations to design systems required to meet product performance.
- Design and execute testing and verification plans.
- Integrate complex opto-mechanical systems, electronics, and software into quantum devices.
- Perform technical tasks needed for the success of the project from equipment setup to system demonstration.
- Identify materials and components to meet project requirements.
- Document project progress and identify, track and resolve any project issues.
Team Collaboration
- Work collaboratively with team members against tight deadlines.
- Collaborate with fellow physicists, engineers, and technicians to perform technical laboratory tasks needed for the success of the project, from equipment setup to system demonstration.
- Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop commercial and non-commercial products and/or draft new quantum-led projects.
- Capable of handling changing circumstances and ambiguity.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Contribute to external reports and publications, author/co-author papers, proposals, presentations and reports, give invited talks, attend project workshops and conferences.
Requirements
- Experimental and theoretical familiarity with the interactions of light with atoms, ions, or molecules
- Proven track record of integrating complex hardware and software into systems
- Understanding of ultra-high vacuum
- Familiarity with mechanical, optical, and electronic design packages (e.g. Solidworks, Zemax, Altium)
- Prior experience in project management is a plus.
- Understanding of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) practices and modeling workplace safety culture.
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