Senior Quantum Error Correction Research Scientist

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Senior Associate quantum computing researcher to advance universal fault-tolerant quantum computation. You will design and validate FTQC protocols, implement experiments on hardware, and document findings for publication.

You will also develop scalable software tools so colleagues can run fault-tolerant quantum algorithms, contributing to frontier technology in finance and beyond.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent in a related field.
• Strong foundation in quantum error correction and FTQC concepts.
• Experience with numerical simulations and circuit construction for QEC.

Responsibilities

• Develop circuits and protocols for universal FTQC.
• Numerically optimize gadgets for real hardware.
• Experimentally validate FTQC protocols on quantum hardware.
• Document results in scientific papers.
• Maintain a codebase to run quantum algorithms fault-tolerantly.

Skills

QEC basics

Circuit-level analysis

Publications

Communication skills

Programming languages

Education

Ph.D. in CS/Physics/Math/Engineering

Tools

Cirq

Qiskit

Pytket

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Senior Associate quantum computing researcher to advance universal fault-tolerant quantum computation. You will design and validate FTQC protocols, implement experiments on hardware, and document findings for publication.

You will also develop scalable software tools so colleagues can run fault-tolerant quantum algorithms, contributing to frontier technology in finance and beyond.