Quantum Error Correction Scientist — Fault-Tolerant Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in the United States seeks a Quantum Scientist and Error Correction Specialist to push fault‑tolerant quantum architectures from theory to practice. You will design QEC concepts, optimize resources, and collaborate with theorists and experimentalists to advance the next generation of fault‑tolerant quantum systems.

You will guide syndrome extraction, logical‑gate implementations, and verification methodologies while coordinating with Booz Allen’s quantum software stack and

Qualifications

• PhD in Quantum Information Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, CS, or Applied Mathematics.
• 2+ years of experience in quantum fault‑tolerance theory, decoders, and stabilizer formalism.
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Experience collaborating with experimental teams to implement QEC concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop fault‑tolerant protocols compatible under architectural constraints.
• Analyze qubit connectivity and optimize transversal and Blockwise operations.
• Design logical‑gate implementations such as Clifford & non‑Clifford and teleportation‑based gates.
• Compare magic‑state preparation methods, magic‑state scheduling, and inventory management.
• Collaborate with atomic and solid‑state physicists to determine implementation constraints and resources.
• Map QEC scheduling constraints onto architectural layout, minimizing noisy operations, and reducing QEC’s temporal overhead.
• Co‑design logical decoder requirements with embedded firmware and control‑electronics teams.
• Contribute to the logical‑level Verification and Validation (V&V) pipeline.
• Collaborate with modeling and simulation experts to integrate noise models into QEC protocols and determine fault‑tolerance requirements and logical‑level performance.
• Collaborate with software developers to integrate QEC models and decoders into Booz Allen’s quantum software stack.
• Support business development consistent with mission‑aligned efforts.

Skills

QEC theory

Peer‑reviewed research

Education

PhD in Quantum Information Science or related field

Tools

Python

Julia

QEC frameworks

Tensor‑networks

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in the United States seeks a Quantum Scientist and Error Correction Specialist to push fault‑tolerant quantum architectures from theory to practice. You will design QEC concepts, optimize resources, and collaborate with theorists and experimentalists to advance the next generation of fault‑tolerant quantum systems.

You will guide syndrome extraction, logical‑gate implementations, and verification methodologies while coordinating with Booz Allen’s quantum software stack and