Quantum engineering

Devices that rely on quantum mechanical effects such as lasers, MRI imagers and transistors have revolutionized many areas of technology.

New technologies are being developed that rely on phenomena such as quantum coherence and on progress achieved in the last century in understanding and controlling atomic-scale systems.

This is a definition of the class of devices that actively create, manipulate, and read out quantum states of matter using the effects of superposition and entanglement.

Organizations such as Google, D-wave systems, and University of California Santa Barbara[27] have formed partnerships and investments to develop quantum technology.

They are perhaps best known for their expected ability to carry out Shor's algorithm, which can be used to factorize large numbers and is an important process in the securing of data transmissions.

[29] Current quantum simulators under development include ultracold atoms in optical lattices, trapped ions, arrays of superconducting qubits, and others.

A survey of more than twenty companies aimed to understand the scientific, technical, and “soft” skills required of new hires into the quantum industry.

Results show that companies often look for people that are familiar with quantum technologies and simultaneously possess excellent hands-on lab skills.

[37] Students are trained in signal and information processing, optoelectronics and photonics, integrated circuits (bipolar, CMOS) and electronic hardware architectures (VLSI, FPGA, ASIC).