Senior Applied Scientist, QEC SW, MQS Center for Quantum Computing

About the role

The Models, Quantum, and Silicon (MQS) Center for Quantum Computing (CQC) is a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and technicians, on a mission to develop a fault-tolerant quantum computer. We are looking to hire a Senior Applied Scientist to join our growing Software team. You’ll work closely with our partners on the control hardware development and quantum error correction theory teams to build a quantum control system capable of supporting the next generation of fault-tolerant workloads. This requires someone who (1) has a strong desire to work within a team of scientists and engineers, and (2) demonstrates ownership in initiating and driving projects to completion.

The majority of your time will be spent on projects that extend the functional capabilities or performance of our internal control stack. This requires working backwards from the needs of our science staff in the context of our larger experimental roadmap. You will translate science and software requirements into design proposals balancing implementation complexity against time-to-delivery. Once a design proposal has been reviewed and accepted, you’ll drive implementation and coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth roll out. Because many high-level experimental goals have cross-cutting requirements, you’ll often work closely with other engineers or scientists on the team.

You will be joining the Software group within the MQS Center of Quantum Computing. Our team is comprised of scientists and software engineers who are building scalable software that enables quantum computing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the software/gateware runtime for our next-generation quantum control system
• Build emulation tooling to enable exploring the requirements space of control systems for real-time quantum error detection and correction
• Make opinionated decisions about engineering tradeoffs to inform our control hardware/software roadmap
• Demonstrate thought leadership in FTQC by releasing open-source software and publishing research
• Empower other scientists to actively contribute to the codebase through mentorship and documentation

Requirements

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Experience working with scientists in a research environment
• Experience with quantum error correction and quantum control systems

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS tools and services
• Experience with the broader quantum computing software stack
• Experience with GPU-accelerated decoding for QEC
• Track record of releasing open-source software
• Track record of published research in quantum computing

Skills

We are looking for candidates with strong engineering principles, a bias for action, superior problem-solving, and excellent communication skills. Working effectively within a team environment is essential.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Pay

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign