Quantum Software Engineer - Energy Grid Optimization
Infleqtion3 months ago
Base Salary
$140k - $182k/yr
Responsibilities
- Conduct R&D on quantum technologies for energy grid optimization applications.
- Write and test software implementing quantum algorithms for energy grid optimization problems.
- Work with external organizations, experimental physicists, and software engineers to translate theoretical concepts into practical implementations.
- Contribute to government and commercial energy grid optimization proposals.
- Publish research findings in scientific journals and present at conferences.
- Optimize quantum circuits, run circuits on quantum hardware, and analyze simulation and hardware results.
- Provide technical guidance and support to team members in a collaborative research environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, physics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, or a closely related field.
- High programming proficiency, preferably with Python, or with C/C++ or Julia and the ability to learn Python quickly.
- Experience with quantum optimization algorithms such as QAOA, IQP circuits, and quantum annealing.
- Familiarity with quantum optimization theory, including parameter transfer, barren plateaus, and classical optimization algorithms.
- Experience with quantum error correction and partial error correction, including iceberg codes, encoding, and decoding.
- Familiarity with energy grid optimization topics such as unit commitment and N-k contingency analysis.
- Experience optimizing quantum circuits through mapping, routing, and gate decomposition.
- Experience with noiseless and noisy quantum circuit simulation and with running circuits on quantum hardware.
- Experience using and ideally modifying open-source quantum software frameworks such as Cirq or Qiskit.
- Professional communication, collaboration, problem-solving, learning, and productization skills.
- Preferred: PhD in quantum computation, physics, computer science, or a related field.
- Preferred: Experience with Stim and familiarity with fault tolerance, native gate decomposition, qubit mapping and routing, and variational quantum algorithms.
- Preferred: Familiarity with software engineering practices, backend development, cloud development, GitHub, security practices, and frontend or GUI development.
- Ability to work from the office three days per week and travel domestically and potentially internationally up to 10%.
Benefits
- Hybrid workplace in Chicago with an expectation of being in the office three days per week.
- Salary range of $140,000–$182,000 per year.
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Employer-funded Health Savings Account and Flexible Savings Account.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- 401(k) match.
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
- Paid FMLA and maternity/paternity leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Student loan repayment.
- Equity program.
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About Infleqtion
Infleqtion builds neutral-atom quantum systems for computing, networking, and precision sensing, along with the Superstaq software platform. It sells quantum computers, optical clocks, RF receivers, and inertial sensors to government and commercial customers in sectors such as defense, space, energy, and telecommunications. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, Infleqtion is publicly listed on the NYSE (ticker: INFQ) and operates across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.