Hardware Development Engineer, Thin Films, Fabrication, AWS CQC

Amazon • Pasadena, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Quantum Computing (CQC) is seeking a superconducting thin film
engineer. The CQC is a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and
technicians, on a mission to develop a fault-tolerant quantum computer. We are
looking to hire a hardware development engineer with superconducting thin film
deposition and complementary fabrication experience. The engineer will be
focused on thin films deposition to support fabrication and studies of Josephson
Junction elements, superconducting resonators, 3D integration components (like
superconducting bumps) and other critical elements of superconducting circuits.
The position is on-site at our lab, located on the in Pasadena, CA. The ideal
candidate will have had prior experience depositing superconducting films and
studying blanket film and fabricated device performance. We are looking for
candidates with strong engineering principles, resourcefulness and a data driven
approach. Organization and communication skills are essential.

The role will be vital to the fabrication team and quantum computing device
integration mechanism. The candidate will provide drive improvement of the
superconducting thin film deposition area that involve thermal deposition,
physical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition processes. The candidate
will work with other scientists and engineers in fabricating superconducting
devices. This role is flexible but is mainly 2nd shift. The position may require
occasional weekend work.

Our team is comprised of scientists and engineers who are building hardware that
enables quantum computing technologies. Doing that requires the fabrication of
quantum devices, which necessitates staying close to the details and analyzing
data while building tools to better understand the data.

Requirements

• PhD, or a Master's degree and experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets
• PhD, or Master's degree in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, or an equivalent degree in a similar field
• 2+ years of post graduate experience
• 4+ years cleanroom experience in the thermal evaporation of superconducting metal and other materials
• Experience working on vacuum hardware systems used for thin film deposition
• Experience in thin films characterization (e.g. AFM, SEM, XPS, XRD, EDX, profilometry, reflectometry, and ellipsometry)

Nice To Haves

• 4+ years in sputtering, CVD, PECVD, LPCVD, ALD, evaporation, sputtering, and furnace oxidation
• Experience in fabrication and study of Josephson Junctions
• Experience in fabrication of resonators, indium bumps and other components relevant to superconducting circuits

Responsibilities

• Own thermal evaporation processes used for superconducting metals
• Deep dive into the hardware, process and physics related to Josephson Junctions or metal-insulator-metal fabrication
• Hands-on production support of deposition processes used to fabricate superconducting circuit elements such as indium bumps, airbridges, resonators etc
• Lead process control of deposition processes
• Devise experiments and provide recommendations for improvement of fabrication processes.
• Communicate findings with colleagues by way of crisp documentation and presentations.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level