Quantum Control Systems Modeling Intern (Rust & Simulations)

IBM; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 166,000; Part time

Job summary

IBM Quantum is seeking motivated engineering students to learn about and develop the world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer. You will work with a discrete event model simulator of our prototype distributed control system.

This internship offers hands-on experience in Rust-based simulation, performance monitoring, data collection and analysis, plus collaboration with compiler, runtime, and FPGA teams.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's/Masters/or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics or a related field.
• Experience with Rust, Git, Linux, and command-line environments.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and work across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Contribute performance and monitoring improvement to an existing Rust based distributed modeling simulator.
• Develop software and automation tools for simulator test execution, data collection, and analysis.
• Debug simulation execution in a prototype distributed control system test environment.
• Collaborate with compiler, runtime, and FPGA development teams.

Skills

Debugging

Problem-solving

Communication

Learning quickly

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Rust

Git

Linux

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

Prometheus

MQTT

Grafana

Job description

IBM Quantum is seeking motivated engineering students to learn about and develop the world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer. You will work with a discrete event model simulator of our prototype distributed control system.

This internship offers hands-on experience in Rust-based simulation, performance monitoring, data collection and analysis, plus collaboration with compiler, runtime, and FPGA teams.