Trainee Quantum Engineer Apprentice

Permanent employee, Full-time · London

About The Role and Team

The Trainee Quantum Engineer will join the Cryogenic Engineering & Lab Development team supervised by Senior Cryogenic Engineer & Laboratory Manager. You will be working with a range of teams across the company (such as the Integrated Circuits Validation Team), where you could be working with vacuum systems, magnet development to integrating electronics with ultra-low temperature cryogenic systems and the development and testing of laboratory electronics.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be part of a scale-up shaping the future of quantum computing. Being a small team and having a flat structure, this is a great opportunity to contribute to new developments within the field. There are vast opportunities for professional growth and to make an impact within the company.

This opportunity is linked to the Embedded Electronics Systems Design and Development Engineer Apprenticeship (Level 6) provided by LSBU where you will earn a BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree after 4 years.

In the future upon completion of your apprenticeship programme, you will have the opportunity to take on a more senior position in Quantum Motion.

As a Trainee Quantum Engineer, the position will suit someone who is interested in innovative technologies, always seeking new solutions, curious, self-motivated and hardworking. You would ideally also be someone who is comfortable with liaising with other members across the business.

Application Process
Please attach a CV, alongside answers to the questions below in a Cover Letter:

What interests you about working in a research laboratory environment? (Max 150 words)
Could you share a task you've accomplished within a laboratory setting during your time at school or college? We're interested in hearing about your hands-on experience and how you applied your skills in this environment.
Can you walk us through a project you've undertaken, highlighting your hands-on involvement? This could involve building, constructing, making, coding, 3D printing, testing, or any other practical aspect. If the project wasn't successful, we'd still like to hear about it and what valuable lessons you gained from the experience.
Can you give an example of when you worked on a technical or engineering-related project as part of a team? What was your role? (Max 150 words)
What are your hobbies and interests?

We value independent thought and unique perspectives, so we kindly ask that you complete your application without the use of GPT or other generative AI tools

Application Closing Date: 25 April 2025

All applications will be reviewed by our Hiring Panel within 3 weeks of the application deadline. You will receive feedback from the team regardless of the outcome of your application. Please do not contact the team during this period and ensure you check your inbox, including spam or promotions folders, for emails from our recruiting system (sent via the @personio.de mail alias).

Our Team

Since 2021, our team has been listed every year in the “Top 100 Startups worth watching” in the EE Times, and our technology breakthroughs have been featured in The Telegraph, BBC and the New Statesman. Our founders are internationally renowned researchers from UCL and Oxford University, who have pioneered the development of qubits and quantum computing architectures. Our chairman is the co-founder of Cadence and Synopsys, the two leading companies in the area of Electronic Design Automation. We’re backed by a team of top-tier investors including Bosch Ventures, Porsche SE, Sony Innovation Fund, Oxford Sciences Innovations, INKEF Capital and Octopus Ventures, and we have so far raised over £62 million in equity and grant funding.

We bring together the brightest quantum engineers, integrated circuit (IC) engineers, quantum computing theoreticians and software engineers to create a unique, world-leading team, working together closely to maximise our combined expertise. Our collaborative and interdisciplinary culture is an ideal fit for anyone who thrives in a cutting-edge research and development environment, focused on tackling big challenges and contributing to the development of scalable quantum computers based on silicon technology.

Our team of 100+ is based in Oxford and London, with a centre of mass in our Islington office and lab space.

Functions of the Role

A day in the life of a Trainee Quantum Engineer would look like..

Meeting your supervisor to discuss priorities for the laboratory
Working with Research Scientists to identify their requirements and support their lab work
Maintaining specialised lab equipment, including repairs
Working alongside fellow engineers, collaborating on projects
Learning circuit design with Electronics engineers
Hands-on electronics assembly and installation
Soldering and mechanical assembly
Spotting lab errors and mistakes and alerting your supervisor
Learning Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for circuit boards and mechanical projects
Writing and maintaining programming code

Experience - Essentials

Maths & Physics A-Levels (BBB), BTEC (DDM) or equivalent
An interest in research and laboratory-based science
Evidence of working in a collaborative team environment

Experience - Desirable

Practical project work in Electronics or Computing (in a school-project or in a personal capacity)
Led an engineering or computing project in school
Practical skills such a soldering
Problem-solving skills

Benefits

Be part of a creative, world-leading team
Competitive salary and share options scheme
Contributory pension scheme
Choose your own laptop/kit
Cycle-to-work Scheme
Flexible working
Central London location

EEO Statement

Quantum Motion is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate based on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, colour, religion, disability status, marital status, pregnancy, gender reassignment or any other protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act 2010.

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About us

Quantum Motion is a fast-growing quantum computing scale-up based in London founded by internationally renowned researchers from UCL and Oxford University with over 40 years’ experience in developing qubits and quantum computing architectures. Bringing together state-of-the-art cryogenic facilities and an outstanding interdisciplinary team, we are developing quantum processors based on industrial-grade silicon chips, with the potential to radically transform computing power in areas such as materials modelling, medicine, artificial intelligence and more.