Senior Quantum Error Correction Scientist

Q-CTRL; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Q-CTRL is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to design and implement quantum algorithms and workflows focused on quantum error correction. You will collaborate across research and engineering to translate scientific advances into high‑impact software for our product offerings and live demonstrations.

You’ll develop solutions for quantum technologies, publish results, and contribute to production‑quality code using Python and open‑source packages.

Qualifications

• PhD required in Physics, Engineering, CS, or related discipline.
• Industry or postdoctoral experience in quantum error correction (QEC).
• Expertise in QEC codes such as surface and LDPC.
• Experience with decoders, compilation, or computation architectures.
• Publications or presentations demonstrating impactful research.
• Experience developing software for scientific experiments using Python.

Responsibilities

• Identify architectural bottlenecks for FTQC and implement efficient solutions.
• Research QEC aspects including decoders, compilation schemes, and computation architectures.
• Stay up to date with advances in quantum computing and QEC research.
• Apply knowledge from control theory, optimization, ML, CS, and data analysis.
• Publish high‑impact papers and present at top conferences.
• Collaborate with engineering to translate ideas into production‑quality software.
• Explain and present work clearly, incorporating feedback for collaboration.
• Use open‑source packages like Qiskit, NumPy, Networkx, SciPy, scikit‑learn, PyTorch to build research code.

Skills

Quantum computing theory

Python programming

Scientific communication

Research collaboration

Machine learning basics

Education

PhD in Physics, Engineering, CS

Tools

Qiskit

Cirq

NumPy

SciPy

scikit-learn

PyTorch

Rust

C++

Job description

Q-CTRL is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to design and implement quantum algorithms and workflows focused on quantum error correction. You will collaborate across research and engineering to translate scientific advances into high‑impact software for our product offerings and live demonstrations.

You’ll develop solutions for quantum technologies, publish results, and contribute to production‑quality code using Python and open‑source packages.