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Quantum Staff Researcher, IBM Quantum (Any Location)
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Your Role and Responsibilities
IBM Quantum is building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive global quantum computing ecosystem.
Our team’s mission is to seek and demonstrate the best possible science with quantum computers today. The right candidate for this job will be excited to be a pioneer in quantum research, to work directly with the latest and most advanced quantum computers, execute quantum experiments, learn from others and form new ideas, and understand the strengths and weaknesses of quantum hardware with the ultimate aim of excelling at our mission and disseminating results in a peer-reviewed and broader context.
The best research is done in collaboration. At the core of this team is collaboration. The right candidate will be excited to form and work in collaborations, be a team-player in a vibrant research team, and may mentor or supervise other team members.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
• Advanced degree in physics, computer science, chemistry, engineering, or similar educational background
• Peer-reviewed, published track record of quantum research
• Programming experience in Python and/or other object-oriented languages
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
• Experience running and/or optimizing quantum experiments with circuits
• Experience with quantum computing software packages, such as qiskit, cirq, etc.
• Experience working in and/or forming scientific collaborations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Interest partaking in conferences, outreach, or open-source initiatives
Qiskit Metal Developer, IBM Quantum
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Your Role and Responsibilities
IBM Quantum is building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive global quantum computing ecosystem.
The right candidate for this job will be excited to join this mission and to pioneer the software for next-generation quantum hardware design. You may be coming from an academic circuit QED research group or have been a software developer for a large industrial firm. Whichever the case, you are excited to tackle the challenge and need to improve the design and development of quantum hardware by open-source work on Qiskit Metal.
As part of a diverse team, you will help grow Metal, expand its design functionality, interface capabilities with simulation software, and develop new quantum analysis offerings. You will work with a diverse top-talent team, including software engineers, physicist & engineers, and quantum hardware designers.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
• Proficient python programming and object-oriented software
• Experience with open-source software projects and version control, such as git and github.
• Proven capability to learn and work with new technologies.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
• Masters/PhD or 3-5 years of experience in one of Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Familiarity with python packages, such as numpy, scipy, pandas, geopandas, gdspy
• Experience working on open source or multi-person software projects and software practices, such as code reviews
• Familiarity with some of following topics: software design, open source, microwave engineering, circuit QED, photonics, CMOS design, silicon fabrication techniques,best practices.
• Experience working with modeling software (e.g., Ansys, Keysight, Cadence, Comsol)
• Some exposure to open-source quantum hardware design software, such as Qiskit Metal, scQubits, QuTiP, pyEPR, KQCircuits, etc.
Exceptional candidates are welcome to get in touch anytime.