Quantum Computing Expert (m/f/d)

GES.F.WISS.DATENVERARBEITUNG MBH GOETTINGEN; Göttingen; Vor Ort; EUR 51.000 - 71.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working hours

Partial mobile working

Diverse work environment

Professional development

Public sector benefits

Zusammenfassung

Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) seeks a Quantum Computing Expert to advance its QC ecosystem within an interdisciplinary HPC team. The role centers on integrating quantum algorithms into classical environments, designing modular backends, and running large-scale simulations on HPC systems.

The successful candidate will possess a PhD or Master’s in CS or Physics, deep quantum hardware knowledge, and proven coding ability without AI assistance.

Qualifikationen

• PhD and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, or a related field with demonstrable industry or research experience.
• Proven coding experience without AI assistance: scope, functions, variables, classes, array methods, etc.
• Good knowledge of diverse quantum hardware, error correction/mitigation strategies, and SDK ecosystems (Qiskit, Cirq, Braket, Qrisp, AutoQML).
• Advanced linear algebra knowledge: matrix diagonalization, Magnus expansion, Zassenhaus formula, group theory.
• Advanced quantum physics knowledge: circuit design, Trotterization, quantum ML.
• Experience running simulations on HPC systems.
• Fluent English (spoken and written).

Aufgaben

• Integrate quantum-based algorithms into classical computing environments and analyze system-level stability of the hybrid stack.
• Design modular, hardware-agnostic backends to interface simulators with current NISQ devices.
• Run simulations on HPC systems and parallelize computational tasks efficiently.
• Write HPC-executable, production-ready code and ensure scalability of algorithms.
• Identify and resolve error sources in the integrated stack, including cascading errors across modules.
• Develop independent code for simulations beyond standard software libraries.

Kenntnisse

Quantum hardware knowledge

HPC simulations

Coding experience (no AI)

English fluency (written spoken)

Team collaboration

Security-conscious coding

Ausbildung

PhD and/or Master’s in CS/Physics

Tools

Qiskit

Cirq

Braket

PennyLane

Qrisp

Jobbeschreibung

The GWDG is seeking a Quantum Computing Expert (m/f/d) to join an interdisciplinary team of HPC experts in the working group “Computing” (AG C), full-time (39 hours perweek), remunerated in accordance with TVöD E 13. The position is tied to the GWDG QC project’s runtime running tillOctober 2029. The successful candidate is expected to contribute in developing GWDG’s QC ecosystem (seeresponsibilities listed below). The GWDG handles sensitive data, and in such cases, it is important that the code ishuman-verified for any security concerns. The applicant must demonstrate the ability to do such a verification withoutAI assistance in the interview.

The Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) is the university computing centerfor the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and a computing and IT competence center for the Max Planck Society.The provision of high-performance HPC systems has been one of its tasks for over 40 years. In 2020, the Universityof Göttingen / GWDG was accepted as one of eight computing centers (NHR-Nord@Göttingen) in the National High-Performance Computing (NHR) network. The GWDG also operates the national AI service center KISSKI and is apartner in the EU AI Factory HammerHAI. Furthermore, the GWDG operates HPC resources for the GermanAerospace Center (DLR). As a national supercomputing center, the GWDG provides technical support to researchersand students from various scientific domains, including digital humanities, life science, earth system science, andengineering. We also participate in both national and international research projects. In the field of quantumcomputing, the GWDG also runs the QUICS project, providing SMEs with access to quantum computing resources.

We are looking for highly motivated candidates to join the QC team at the GWDG focused on anomaly detection forindustry applications. The goal is to build a platform for such use cases based on existing stacks, giving companies atool for quantum anomaly detection.

The GWDG together with the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Campus Institute Data Science(CIDAS) of the University of Göttingen provides a stimulating research environment in Scientific Computing, with anopportunity to conduct research in the intersection of applied computer science, High-Performance Computing,Quantum Computing, and AI.

Responsibilities

• Integration of quantum-based algorithms into classical computing environments, and system-levelstability/error analysis of the integrated hybrid stack.
• The role goes beyond merely operating existing quantum software stacks. It also involves designing modular,hardware-agnostic backends capable of seamlessly integrating both simulators and current NISQ devices.

This requires:

• Running simulations on HPC systems, including efficiently parallelizing computational tasks
• Writing HPC-executable, production-ready code
• Ensuring scalability and robustness of algorithms in large-scale environments
• Identifying and resolving error sources in the integrated hybrid stack, particularly cascading errors acrossmodules
• Developing independent code for simulations, extending beyond the use of standard software libraries

Requirements

• PhD and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, or a related field, combined with demonstrableindustry or research experience
• Proven coding experience (without AI assistance): scope, functions, variables, classes, array methods, etc.
• Good knowledge of diverse quantum hardware, error correction/mitigation strategies, and respective SDK ecosystems (Qiskit, Cirq, Braket, Qrisp, AutoQML, etc.)
• Advanced linear algebra knowledge: matrix diagonalization methods, magnus expansion, Zassenhausformula, group theory
• Advanced quantum physics knowledge: quantum circuit design, Trotterization, quantum machine learning, etc
• Demonstrated experience running simulations on HPC systems
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
• Fluent English (spoken and written)

Desirable

• Hands-on experience with multiple quantum SDKs (Qiskit, Cirq, Amazon Braket, PennyLane)
• Experience implementing or working with quantum error mitigation/correction techniques
• Experience running large-scale quantum simulations on HPC clusters (e.g., GPU-accelerated state-vector ortensor-network simulators)
• Contributions to open-source quantum computing libraries, or published work on quantum algorithms
• Familiarity with ion-trap or other NISQ hardware platforms
• Knowledge in writing bash scripts for HPC job submission
• German B2 or higher

Our offer

• Flexible working hours and opportunity for partial mobile working
• A modern, diverse work environment at the intersection between academia and industry
• An interesting, versatile job in a large, internationally operating IT competence center
• Qualification and further development of your skills
• Social benefits of the public sector

The GWDG strides for gender equity and diversity and therefore welcomes applications from any background. TheGWDG strides to employ more severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled persons are expresslyencouraged.

If you have any questions about the advertised position, please contact Dr. Jan Cillié Louw (e-mail: [e-mail] ).

30.09.2026