Research Engineer (Quantum AI)

Location: On-site in Ann Arbor, United States

Company

hirify.global Technologies develops quantum-accelerated AI servers that combine multiple qubit types in a fault-tolerant architecture to improve the cost, scale, speed, and energy efficiency of AI training and inference.

What you will do

• Build, test, and commission electronic, optical, vacuum, and cryogenic subsystems.
• Integrate lasers, RF and microwave hardware, control electronics, and data acquisition into experimental systems.
• Debug failures across electronics, optics, timing, firmware, and software.
• Develop automation, calibration, instrument-control, data-acquisition, and analysis tooling to make measurements repeatable.
• Improve laboratory infrastructure and procedures for reliable system operation.
• Document systems so other team members can operate, maintain, and reproduce the work.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience building, aligning, integrating, or repairing real instruments and experimental setups.
• Practical depth in one or more of optics and photonics; electronics; RF, microwave, and controls; embedded or FPGA development; vacuum and cryogenics; scientific software and automation; or device fabrication and characterization.
• A track record of making systems work reliably and identifying the root cause of persistent failures.
• Experience with Python or similar tools for instrument control, data acquisition, and analysis, including integration across hardware-control interfaces and software systems.
• A B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in physics, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, especially in a hardware development or production industry.
• Ability to work across disciplines and clearly report what worked, what failed, and what was fixed.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a grounded, optimistic, rigorous, and detail-oriented environment.
• Collaborate openly with a strong sense of shared purpose and mission over ego.
• Join a team working at the intersection of quantum computing and AI.
• Applications are encouraged from candidates with diverse backgrounds.