Senior Quantum Error Correction Research Scientist

Nvidia

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Redmond, WASanta Clara, CA
Salary: $192,000–$304,750 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 48 days ago
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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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As a Senior Quantum Error Correction Research Scientist within the Quantum Computing Applied Research team, you will focus on technical pathfinding to advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing for Accelerated Quantum Supercomputers. Your daily responsibilities involve developing novel approaches to decoding quantum error correction codes and their logical operations, researching advanced hardware implementations, and co-designing improved methods to achieve more scaled decoders. You will collaborate with multi-functional teams in Product, Engineering, and Applied Research to develop technology components for a fault-tolerant software stack integrated with quantum hardware. The role requires expertise in Quantum Information Science, scientific computing, high-performance computing, applied machine learning, and deep learning. You should possess experience with CUDA and NVIDIA GPUs while solving complex problems related to quantum error correction and decoding.

Skills

Quantum Error Correction Quantum Computing Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Quantum Information Science CUDA NVIDIA GPUs High-Performance Computing Scientific Computing Applied Machine Learning Deep Learning Quantum Hardware

What you'll do

Path-find technical innovations in Quantum Error Correction and Fault Tolerance.
Develop novel approaches to decoding quantum error correction codes and logical operations.
Research advanced hardware implementations for quantum error correction.
Co-design improved methods to achieve more scaled decoders.
Develop technology components to enable a fault-tolerant software stack integrated with quantum hardware.
Translate quantum error correction theory into practical hardware and software applications.

What we're looking for

Master's degree in Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, or a related engineering field or equivalent experience.
Extensive background in Quantum Information Science with experience in the Quantum Computing industry.
Demonstrated ability to deliver high-impact value in quantum error correction and decoding.
Hands-on experience in scientific computing, high-performance computing, applied machine learning, or deep learning (preferred).
Experience with co-design of quantum error correction with quantum hardware or quantum applications (preferred).
Experience with CUDA and NVIDIA GPUs (preferred).

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