Senior Quantum Engineer, Hybrid Interconnect - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$138,000 - $190,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 15 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on enabling technologies for quantum information applications, specifically superconducting qubits and optical quantum computing.
About the role
This role involves pioneering technologies for scaling quantum systems through modular and heterogeneous interconnects, focusing on developing novel devices, materials, and integration technologies for coherent quantum interconnects.
What you'll do
- Pathfind and develop hybrid quantum interconnect technologies for scalable and modular quantum systems.
- Design and develop devices for quantum transduction, single-photon detection, quantum memory, and solid-state qubit-to-photon interfaces.
- Translate quantum-system and interconnect requirements into device, materials, fabrication, and integration specifications.
- Design and characterize hybrid quantum devices and test structures, connecting device-level performance with system-level requirements.
- Investigate heterogeneous integration approaches that combine multiple quantum device technologies within scalable architectures.
- Troubleshoot complex device and integration challenges and drive improvements in performance, reproducibility, and scalability.
What you'll need
- Strong background in quantum devices and interfaces.
- Expertise in one or more areas such as quantum transduction, single-photon detection, quantum memory, and solid-state qubit interfaces to optical or microwave photons.
- Experience in device design, fabrication, and characterization.
- Experience in designing experiments and performing electrical, optical, microwave, and cryogenic characterization.
- Ability to analyze device performance and identify relationships among materials, interfaces, fabrication processes, and quantum performance.
- Demonstrated depth and/or breadth of expertise in a specialized discipline or field.
Skills: hybrid quantum interconnect technologies, modular quantum systems, quantum transduction, single-photon detection, heterogeneous integration, semiconductor fabrication
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3787
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3787 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 617 | 3787 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1111 | 9867 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 52 d | 54 d (−2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: hybrid quantum interconnect technologies, modular quantum systems, quantum transduction, single-photon detection, heterogeneous integration, semiconductor fabrication
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 616 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 563 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 284 open roles · median 42 d
- KLA Corporation · 246 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 188 open roles · median 69 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 83 d
How we counted: 3787 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.