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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 52 days Rigetti's roles stay open a median of 51 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Rigetti's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Rigetti
- high 8 stale, 3 reposted of 12 open
- Hiring momentum
- 16 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-25
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Rigetti's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Rigetti.
About this role
As a Senior Quantum Field Engineer, you will be responsible for deploying Rigetti's quantum systems at customer sites, ensuring they function correctly in production environments. This role involves both hands-on technical work during system bring-up and collaboration with internal R&D teams to enhance device performance. You will also serve as a technical representative, translating complex data for various audiences while traveling globally for deployments.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Rigetti as an employer.
What you need
- Experience in systems integration and deployment of complex technical systems
- Ability to work with cryogenic hardware and perform qubit and fridge characterization
- Experience in debugging cross-functional systems from cryogenic setup to deployment
- Strong communication skills to convey technical information to both specialist and non-specialist audiences
Nice to have
- Experience with automated recalibration and production monitoring
- Familiarity with cloud deployment workflows
Worth weighing
- Requires up to 25% travel to customer sites
- Role primarily based in the UK but involves global travel
- Focus on both systems integration and gate calibration, which may require different skill sets
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Listed by Rigetti on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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