Atom Computing

Job Title: Senior Quantum Error Correction Theorist

Experience Required: 1 years (12 months)

Training Required: N/A

Education Required: Ph.D. or equivalent in Physics or related field

Number of Openings: 1

Job Start Date: June 4, 2025

Job Listing Close Date: July 3, 2025

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week

Location: Berkeley, CA (Alameda County)

Rate of Pay: $187,500/year

Duties

• Responsible for the design and development of quantum error correction architectures for Atom Computing’s atomic array quantum computers. Develop physics-based analytical frameworks to design and analyze quantum error correction codes. Develop and optimize quantum error correction schemes to protect quantum computers from errors due to external disturbances, such as decoherence and quantum noise. Utilize quantum error correction codes to encode quantum information into physical qubits, which can detect and correct errors in quantum computing systems. Utilize quantum characterization, validation, and verification (QCVV) techniques to characterize, validate, and verify the behavior of quantum computers to identify and mitigate errors. Develop theoretical techniques to mitigate the effects of quantum noise. Document all test results and report to quantum engineers to develop technological solutions. Stay abreast of advances in the field of quantum error correction theory.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree (Ph.D.), or equivalent, in Physics, or a related field, plus one (1) year of physics research or related experience: utilizing quantum error correction theoretical techniques (i.e. Shor Code, Surface Code, and Repetition Code); utilizing software programming tools (e.g., Python, Julia, C++, Mathematica, MATLAB) to simulate quantum error correcting codes (“QECC”); evaluating quantum computing platforms’ fault-tolerant capabilities; utilizing fault-tolerant quantum computation (“FTQC”) to enable scalability of quantum computers; developing quantum algorithms optimized for specific quantum computing architectures (e.g., superconducting qubits, trapped ions, neutral ions); and performing resource analysis to determine physical qubit requirements. Telecommuting permissible.