Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Hardware
Airbus Ventures
Los Angeles, CA · $150k–$225k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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November 2026
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Rankings about engineering jobs
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $187,500 a year. Across 30 open senior research scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $147,000 to $240,500 and the median is $206,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 9% below the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial engineering technologists and technicians is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial engineering technologists and technicians: 0% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...About the team The Quantum Computing Research team is dedicated to developing innovative methods to get the best possible performance... .... In this role, you will join a collaborative team of quantum scientists and software engineers to advance the control and calibration...