Hewlett Packard Enterprise · 17 hours ago
HPE Labs - Senior QEC Researcher – Integrated HPC & Quantum Solutions
All, Illinois, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $275K/yr
10+ years expHewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. The HPE Quantum team at HPE Labs is seeking a Senior Research Engineer focused on Quantum Error Correction (QEC) to develop new approaches for quantum computing integrated with high performance computing, influencing architectural decisions and conducting cutting-edge research.
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Responsibilities
Evaluate quantum error correction strategies to find those that have the best ability to make it possible to run applications on quantum hardware
Develop improvements to quantum error correction strategies, algorithms, and software
Contribute to with QC-HPC architecture decisions with detailed knowledge of quantum error correction strategies
Create and demonstrate novel quantum error correction components and describe these in publications and presentations
Develop software components to handle the QEC details in quantum circuit compilation, emulation/simulation, and resource estimation
Develop or integrate realtime decoder technologies into HPE’s HPC-QC software stack
Qualification
Required
PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics with a strong preference for quantum computing, computational science, or ML/AI expertise
10 or more years of programming experience
1 or more years of experience implementing software for quantum error correction (resource estimation, real-time decoding, circuit compilation)
Advanced programming skills in low-level languages such as C, C++, or Rust
Advanced programming skills in Python
Experience contributing to large software projects and creating new software efforts
Experience using Linux command line tools
Experience with library API design
Experience creating or extending quantum computing tools (e.g., Qiskit, CUDA-Q, TensorFlow Quantum, Pennylane)
Deep understanding of Quantum Computing and skills in understanding and optimizing circuits
Deep understanding of Quantum Error Correction codes including circuit compilation and decoding aspects
Strong mathematical background, with excellent skills in areas such as statistics, probability, linear algebra
Creative and analytical thinking abilities, with a passion for solving complex problems
Strong consensus-building skills
Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex ideas clearly and engaging with both technical and non-technical audiences, in both written form and in presentations
Preferred
Knowledge of applications of quantum computing, including quantum chemistry or other quantum simulation
Programming experience in high-performance computing (HPC) environments
Experience with cloud computing platforms, GPU computing, or FPGA computing
Experience with performance debugging and tuning
Experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Experience developing client/server software with TCP/IP or UDP
Experience managing of open-source projects
Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms and generative AI
Solid understanding of quantum computing algorithms, computational physics, quantum many-body systems, quantum chemistry, material science, combinatorial optimization, or statistical physics
Strong track record of sharing findings with the broader scientific community, e.g., publishing research papers in top-tier journals and conferences
Benefits
Health & Wellbeing
Personal & Professional Development
Unconditional Inclusion
Company
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.
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