Rigetti
Field Engineer: Cryogenics & RF Hardware
About this role
Rigetti Computing seeks an experienced Cryogenics and RF Field Engineer to deploy, operate, and maintain quantum computing systems at customer sites worldwide. This hands-on role combines technical expertise in cryogenic and RF hardware with field service responsibilities, requiring global travel and cross-functional collaboration with physicists, engineers, and customer teams.
What you'll do
- Deploy and operate dilution refrigerators and RF systems at customer facilities globally
- Troubleshoot and debug complex issues spanning RF, vacuum, cryogenics, and electronics
- Perform maintenance and validation of cryogenic infrastructure and RF hardware
- Collaborate with Rigetti engineering teams and customer stakeholders on system optimization
- Document system performance and provide technical support across time zones
- Travel internationally to assigned customer sites for system installation and support
What they're looking for
- Cryogenic systems operation and troubleshooting (dilution refrigerators)
- RF hardware design and validation
- Vacuum systems and leak detection
- Electronics debugging and measurement instrumentation
- Quantum computing hardware fundamentals
- Cross-disciplinary problem-solving
- Customer communication and technical documentation
- International travel and multicultural collaboration
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Rigetti
Rigetti builds superconducting quantum computers and the design tools needed to develop them. The company is hiring Quantum Engineers, test engineers for RF and cryogenic systems, and software engineers to advance its quantum hardware and manufacturing capabilities.
- Website
- rigetti.com
Likely interview questions
- Tell us about your hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting dilution refrigerators in a research or production environment.
- Describe a time you debugged a complex hardware issue that crossed multiple engineering disciplines—how did you approach it?