Quantum Computing Engineer Director
General Dynamics Information Technology15 days ago
Falls Church, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$187k - $244k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of advanced quantum algorithms and circuits for computational and mission challenges.
- Architect and implement quantum software that integrates with classical computing environments for hybrid workflows.
- Evaluate emerging quantum hardware, development platforms, and partner technologies to guide adoption strategies.
- Drive experimentation, simulation, and performance validation of quantum solutions.
- Compare outcomes across classical and quantum methods.
- Collaborate with engineering, research, and mission teams to identify quantum use cases and accelerate innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
- At least 5 years of related experience.
- Extensive experience in statistical analysis, data modeling, and related computational methods.
- Expertise in Python development and familiarity with major open-source modeling tools and cloud platforms supporting scalable computational workloads.
- Strong communication and presentation skills for explaining technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Secret clearance required to start.
- U.S. citizenship required.
Benefits
- Hybrid schedule in Falls Church, Virginia.
- 40-hour workweek with less than 10% travel.
- Medical, dental, vision, and health savings account plan options.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Paid vacation, sick, personal, holiday, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
- Career development support, internal mobility resources, wellness packages, and a military-friendly workplace.
About General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) delivers enterprise IT, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, and software engineering services to U.S. federal agencies, including defense and intelligence organizations. It provides contract-based professional and managed services ranging from network operations and unified communications to training and simulation. GDIT is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.