Staff Scientist – Quantum Applications

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🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

💵 $160k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

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IonQ

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2015

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔌 API

🏢 Enterprise

Artificial Intelligence • API • Enterprise

IonQ is a company specializing in quantum computing, providing a quantum cloud platform that allows users to access and utilize quantum processors. They offer extensive documentation and resources for developers to learn and implement quantum computing solutions using their SDKs and APIs, integrating with platforms like Qiskit, Cirq, and TensorFlow. IonQ also offers integrations with cloud services such as Amazon Braket, enabling hybrid cloud quantum computing. Their platform includes tools for managing jobs, organizations, and projects, as well as simulators that support noise models and up to 29 qubits. IonQ is dedicated to advancing quantum computing technology and provides community support through channels like Slack.

📋 Description

• Develop hybrid quantum applications for defense-related missions • Partner directly with clients to identify, define, and solve problems using IonQ trapped-ion quantum computers • Lead integration of quantum algorithms into realistic workflows • Translate problem statements into quantum code and reintegrate solutions into internal, open-source, and commercial off-the-shelf software tools • Evolve algorithmic approaches with IonQ’s hardware roadmap, including transition from NISQ to FTQC solutions • Benchmark quantum algorithm performance against state-of-the-art methods and communicate crossover points to customers • Develop foundational intellectual property and high-impact peer-reviewed publications • Represent IonQ externally with customers and at conferences • Serve as a technical leader and go-to expert for stakeholders as part of the Customer Solutions team

🎯 Requirements

• Doctorate degree in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics or similar STEM field • 4+ years of professional work experience developing quantum applications applicable to defense-related use cases • Strong track record of peer-reviewed publications • Experience leading Federal, DefenseTech and Industrial R&D engagements • Experience tuning quantum algorithms and benchmarking across different quantum modalities and classical state-of-the-art methods • Expertise in resource estimation and calculating crossover points • Mastery of Python and Qiskit or similar quantum SDK • Working knowledge of C++ or another low-level language • Must reside in New Mexico • US persons only • Classical and quantum coding evaluations are part of the interview process • Preferred: experience in the quantum solutions industry • Preferred: experience developing software using agentic AI and AI assistants • Preferred: experience developing well-tuned hybrid quantum algorithms leveraging CPU and QPU strengths

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans • Matching 401(k) • Unlimited PTO • Paid holidays • Parental/adoption leave • Legal insurance • Home technology stipend • Bonus and equity included in the total compensation package

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