Quantum Scientist and Modeling and Simulation Specialist

About the role

The Opportunity: Are you excited by the challenge of simulating the future of quantum computing? Do you thrive at the intersection of advanced science, scalable engineering, and mission-driven innovation? If you’re eager to turn theoretical possibilities into practical tools that accelerate discovery, we have an opportunity that aligns with your passion.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine, and validate high-efficiency quantum circuit simulators, including state-vector, tensor-network, and stabilizer workflows.
• Implement noise-aware simulations informed by real-world hardware constraints—gate errors, decoherence, connectivity, measurement noise, and pulse-level imperfections.
• Integrate mid-circuit measurements, logical decoders, and conditional gates to enable quantum error correction simulations.
• Collaborate with hardware-facing teams to incorporate hardware-specific noise models, gate sets, connectivity maps, and compilation constraints.
• Provide simulation-based design feedback for logical-level operations, algorithm resource estimation, and performance bottleneck analysis.
• Build scalable simulation pipelines optimized for HPC clusters, GPUs, or distributed systems.
• Integrate simulation frameworks with internal toolchains, leveraging Python, Rust, C++, CUDA, and established libraries such as Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane, custom tensor-network engines.
• Prototype new simulation methods, including reduced-order models, quasi-probability noise propagation, and hybrid stochastic-deterministic techniques.
• Support business development consistent with mission-aligned efforts.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in quantum circuit simulation, including quantum error correction pipelines, decoder simulation, stabilizer formalism, and dynamic circuit primitives.
• Experience in numerical linear algebra, high-performance computing, and parallel programming.
• Experience in quantum-software frameworks such as Qiskit, Cirq, or PennyLane.
• Able to implement custom noise models and performance-optimized simulation kernels.
• Able to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Doctorate degree in a Physics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or Electrical Engineering field.

Qualifications

• Nice if you have: Experience with tensor-network contraction optimization, circuit-cutting strategies, or scalable density-matrix simulation.
• Nice if you have: Experience with hardware calibration protocols and pulse-level simulations.
• Nice if you have: Experience collaborating with hardware R&D teams and supporting algorithm-hardware co-design cycles.
• Nice if you have: Experience with quantum characterization, verification, and validation (QCVV) techniques.
• Nice if you have: Experience in facilitating milestone demonstration events.

Skills

• Strong understanding of quantum mechanics and quantum computing principles.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Rust, C++, and CUDA.
• Experience with quantum software frameworks like Qiskit, Cirq, or PennyLane.
• Knowledge of noise models and their impact on quantum circuits.
• Experience with parallel programming and high-performance computing.
• Ability to work collaboratively with hardware and software teams.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Recognition awards program.

Pay

$77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.