Your role at C12 :
- Operate and continuously improve the nano-assembly vacuum setup
- Design and validate experimental protocols to optimise the success rate of the nano-assembly (including mechanical, electrical and chemical processes).
- Optically inspect, clean and characterize silicon chips (probe station, SEM...)
- Work with the software team to improve the control software and the storage and analysis of your data in our internal database
As part of the nanoassembly team at C12, you will help develop and operate the custom nano-assembly vacuum setup to transfer ultra-pure carbon nanotubes onto microchips in order to create qubits.
Key responsibilities:
About You:
- Engineering diploma or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Materials Science or other related field; a PhD or one past work experience is also appreciated
- You love experimental lab work
- You have some experience in hardware and experimental setup design and fabrication
- You like collecting, organising and analysing your data. Programming skills are a plus
- You are detail-oriented and organized in your work and documentation style
- You are diligent, independent, result-oriented and have a problem-solving attitude
- Very good communication in English (verbal and written) is essential
- Experience in semiconductors
- Experience with high vacuum systems
- Experience in materials characterization techniques (SEM, TEM, AFM, probe station)
- Experience in carbon nanotubes
What we offer:
- 55,000 - 70,000 euros yearly base salary
- Stock options for every employee (BSPCE/ESOP)
- Sponsored trip to conferences around the world
- A highly dynamic international team
- Swile meal vouchers
- Mental health support with moka.care
- Annual Learning & Development Allowance
- Sabbatical leave (after 2 years in the company)
- Vibrant office culture (two office spaces in the heart of Paris, team lunches, offsite events, Friday breakfasts..)
- You like hands-on work and technology
- You want to contribute to achieving landmark results in quantum computing, making a difference in the emerging quantum technologies
- You want to work within a team of 80+ people with various backgrounds in nanofabrication, quantum electronics, and carbon nanotube science to create a revolutionary quantum computing processor
- You want to thrive in an exceptional scientific environment with several industrial and academic partners
- You share our values (excellence, scientific integrity, diversity, curiosity, and care) and want to help us define our product-focused culture and ambition to accelerate
Skills Required
- Engineering diploma or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Materials Science or related
- Hands-on experimental lab work experience and enthusiasm for lab tasks
- Some experience in hardware and experimental setup design and fabrication
- Ability to collect, organize, and analyze experimental data; programming skills are a plus
- Detail-oriented, organized documentation and work style
- Independent, result-oriented, problem-solving attitude
- Very good verbal and written communication in English
- Experience in semiconductors
- Experience with high vacuum systems
- Experience with materials characterization techniques (SEM, TEM, AFM, probe station)
- Experience working with carbon nanotubes
What We Do
C12 is building reliable quantum computers. The company is a spin-off from ENS launched in January 2020 by twin brothers Matthieu and Pierre Desjardins to supercharge the development of the lab’s promising new quantum technology. Quantum computing has the potential to change our lives. But frequent errors limit the technology’s viability. We are tackling the fundamental issue: the nature of the hardware itself. We are tapping into the simplest material–carbon–to drive a technological breakthrough in the field. Unlike other quantum computers, we use carbon nanotubes as the fundamental building block of our processor. By combining the power of an ultra-pure material with an easy-to-manufacture semiconductor device, we are building a scalable platform for quantum computing. Our executive co-founders bring a unique combination of scientific excellence and business skills to the company. Our team is made up of the world’s most accomplished experts in quantum electronics and carbon nanotube science. Our scientific advisors are renowned scientists and pioneers in spin qubits: Dr. Takis Kontos, Dr. Matthieu Delbecq and Dr. Jérémie Viennot. In June 2021, C12 secured a $10 million seed round with funding from 360 Capital, Bpifrance (Digital Venture Fund), Airbus Ventures, BNP Paribas Développement, and Octave Klaba (OVHcloud), and additional grants from Bpifrance and the Ile-de-France Region. We are leading quantum’s next material breakthrough, and we are just getting started. Silicon enabled the emergence of classical computing – it’s time for carbon to do the same for quantum !
