Associate Quantum Hardware Physicist - L1
Nord Quantique
Other Engineering
Québec, Canada · Sherbrooke, QC, Canada · Rue, France · Espace Valentin École-Valentin, France
USD 105k-122k / year
Posted on Mar 19, 2026
Permanent, 40 hours per week. Contact: (819) 975-4654, career@nordquantique.ca. Team: Quantum Hardware. Supervisor: Quantum Hardware Team Lead. About NQ: building quantum processors; Quantum Hardware team delivers improved performance. Our current needs: experimentalist to assist developing/scaling technology; contribute to experimental campaigns, new methods and hardware. Responsibilities: lead/execute experiments to push hardware capabilities; benchmark QEC and gate performance; implement codes/gate schemes with Theory; generate/validate calibrations; analyze data and feed back to EM Design and Theory. Education/experience: PhD or MS + 2 years in experimental physics. Sought expertise: experimental QC (any platform), RF/pulsed qubit measurement, data analysis, advanced English; circuit QED, Python/git, intermediate French assets. Salary: $105,000–$122,000. Vacation: 5 weeks/year. Benefits: Group insurance (incl. dental), virtual care, lifestyle spending account (after 3 months). Workplace: Sherbrooke HQ.