Quantum Materials Scientist: Fault-Tolerant Computing

Socket.dev; Bothell (WA); Hybrid; USD 174,520 - 250,253; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

IonQ, Inc. seeks a Staff Scientist, Materials Science to join the Computational Sciences team.

You will tackle condensed matter and high energy physics problems and connect them to quantum computation, mapping to fault-tolerant algorithms and integrating classical and quantum workflows. You will collaborate with fault-tolerant algorithms researchers, quantum chemistry and software teams, contribute to publications, and mentor others.

Qualifications

• PhD required with postdoctoral or industry experience.
• Deep expertise in condensed matter or high energy physics.
• Experience with HPC and scientific programming.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects on condensed matter and high energy physics related to quantum computation.
• Map physics problems to fault-tolerant quantum algorithms.
• Collaborate with software engineering and quantum chemistry teams; contribute to publications.

Skills

Condensed matter physics

High energy physics

Python

C++

HPC workloads

Scientific programming

Education

PhD in Physics, Chemistry, or Materials Science

Tools

QuantumATK

QuantumEspresso

VASP

Job description

IonQ, Inc. seeks a Staff Scientist, Materials Science to join the Computational Sciences team.

You will tackle condensed matter and high energy physics problems and connect them to quantum computation, mapping to fault-tolerant algorithms and integrating classical and quantum workflows. You will collaborate with fault-tolerant algorithms researchers, quantum chemistry and software teams, contribute to publications, and mentor others.