Quantum Computing Scientist

Job Description

Job Title: Quantum Computing Scientist. Location: Broomfield, CO (On-site, with up to 2 days/week remote option)

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with theorists and experimentalists to understand and support the trapped-ion QCCD quantum computer architecture.
• Design and optimize quantum error correction codes tailored to hardware constraints;
• Inform hardware development by aligning it with the needs of error correction strategies.
• Define system-level requirements such as error rates and classical computing resources to support fault tolerance.
• Work with algorithm teams to explore practical uses of quantum error correction in the near term;
• Publish technical findings in journals and present at conferences to share innovative developments.
• Contribute to the development of architectural roadmaps for scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Qualifications:

• Completed PhD before joining the role.
• Must be a U.S. person: U.S. citizen, green card holder, or refugee/asylee.
• Cannot be a citizen of the People's Republic of China or Russia unless also a U.S. citizen, due to U.S. national security requirements.

Preferred:

• PhD in Physics or Computer Science with a focus on quantum error correction.
• Experience working directly with experimental physicists and quantum hardware systems.
• Background in quantum computing theory, including algorithms or diagnostics;
• Familiarity with trapped-ion quantum computers.

Benefits:

• Annual salary: $115,000 – $140,000
• Flexible work schedule (on-site with remote option up to 2 days/week)
• Equity options and 401(k) retirement plan
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment;
• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 12 paid holidays, generous vacation and sick time;
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge quantum computing research