Quantum Control Systems Modeling Internship 2027

About the role

IBM Quantum is seeking motivated engineering students to learn about and develop the world’s first large‑scale, fault‑tolerant quantum computer. You will work with a discrete event model simulator of our prototype distributed control system.

Responsibilities

• Contribute performance and monitoring improvement to an existing Rust‑based distributed modeling simulator.
• Develop software and automation tools for simulator test execution, data collection, and analysis.
• Debug simulation execution in a prototype distributed control system test environment.
• Collaborate with compiler, runtime, and FPGA development teams.

Education

Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.

Qualifications

• Experience with Rust, Git, Linux, and command‑line environments.
• Strong debugging, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and work across disciplines.

Preferred Technical Experience

• Experience with container environments such as Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes.
• Experience with observability systems such as Prometheus, MQTT, and Grafana.
• Experience with quantum computing concepts.