Staff Quantum Error Correction Theorist

About the role

D-Wave is seeking a talented and self-motivated Staff Quantum error correction (QEC) theorist to join our gate-model Quantum Engineering team. This is a senior role requiring both significant technical contributors and leadership expectations to have significant impact in shaping our technology roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead research programs in QEC tailored for dual-rail erasure qubits in areas like code design, logical operations, decoder design, and resource estimation
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, control, compiler, and architecture teams to co-design error correction schemes with device constraints and connectivity in mind
• Set technical direction for a team of researchers: scope projects, establish milestones, review work, and drive research from open question to actionable result
• Mentor and grow junior scientists and interns and contribute to building a world-class QEC theory team
• Advise wider team on the fault-tolerance roadmap, including logical qubit milestones, overhead projections, and trade-offs between architectural options
• Contribute meaningfully to D-Wave’s roadmap to realize fault-tolerant quantum computation with the dual-rail architecture

Requirements

• Ph.D. (or equivalent experience) in quantum computing, Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or relevant specialization and 4+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated research track record in QEC codes, fault-tolerant protocols, and/or QEC simulations/modeling
• Proficiency in scientific programming (Python, Rust, Julia, MATLAB, C, C++ or similar)
• Demonstrated experience leading research projects end-to-end and mentoring more junior researchers
• Strong teamwork and communication skills especially with working in interdisciplinary teams with professionals from other fields of physics and engineering
• Excellent communication skills: able to explain deep theoretical results and broader implications to a cross-functional audience

Qualifications

• Passionate about quantum computing and its potential to solve complex computational challenges
• Experience with quantum error correction and fault-tolerant protocols
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Skills

• Quantum error correction (QEC) theory
• Quantum computing simulation and modeling
• Scientific programming (Python, Rust, Julia, MATLAB, C, C++, etc.)
• Research project management
• Interdisciplinary collaboration

Benefits

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Pay

$155,000 - 212,000 USD per year (New Haven)

Schedule

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