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Senior Quantum Error Correction Research Scientist

NVIDIA Redmond, WA senior full-time

Salary

192,000 USD – 304,750 USD per year

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Description

As a Senior Quantum Error Correction Research Scientist for Quantum Computing Applied Research at NVIDIA, you'll focus on technical pathfinding, helping to develop innovative technologies that advance the state of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing for Accelerated Quantum Supercomputers, and work with multi-functional teams in Product, Engineering and Applied Research.

Quantum computing is a strategic priority for NVIDIA, and our goal is to help accelerate the entire ecosystem. You'll join a rapidly growing Quantum Computing team, and work with partners across the industry. You'll help unlock new capabilities in fault tolerance and bring theory into practice.

Responsibilities:

  • Path-find technical innovations in Quantum Error Correction and Fault Tolerance, working with multi-functional teams in Product, Engineering, and Applied Research
  • Develop novel approaches to quantum error correction codes and their logical operations, including methods for implementation and logical operation synthesis
  • Research and co-design improved methods to achieve fault tolerance, such as techniques for logical operations, concatenation, synthesis, distillation, cultivation, or others
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external partners on developing technology components to enable a fault-tolerant software stack integrated with quantum hardware
  • Adopt a culture of collaboration, rapid innovation, technical depth, and creative problem solving

Requirements:

  • Degree in Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering field or equivalent experience (Ph.D. preferred)
  • Extensive background in Quantum Information Science with 8+ overall years of experience in the Quantum Computing industry
  • A demonstrated ability to deliver high impact value in quantum error correction and fault tolerance

Nice to Have:

  • Hands-on experience in scientific computing, high-performance computing, applied machine learning, or deep learning
  • Experience with co-design of quantum error correction with quantum hardware or quantum applications
  • Experience with CUDA and NVIDIA GPUs
  • Passion to drive technology innovations into NVIDIA software and hardware products to support Quantum Computing

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Skills

Required

  • Quantum Information Science
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Error Correction
  • Fault Tolerance

Nice to have

  • scientific computing
  • high-performance computing
  • applied machine learning
  • deep learning
  • CUDA
  • NVIDIA GPUs
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