Rigetti needs to model increasingly complex and larger scale quantum processors, at the 1000Q scale and beyond, by transforming the quantum integrated circuit design and simulation workflow.
Requirements
- Strong background in computational electromagnetics and numerical methods, with experience with commercial solvers including ANSYS, COMSOL, CST Microwave Studio or similar.
- Experience in high performance computing.
- Knowledge of state-of-the-art computational optimization techniques
- Programming skills in Python for scientific applications, ideally in an industry or highly collaborative environment.
- Familiarity with quantum mechanics and in particular, circuit quantum electrodynamics.
- Experience in a technical role within an industry or startup environment
- Knowledge and/or direct experience in any of these areas: Radio-frequency engineering, Superconducting physics, Josephson junction physics, Integrated circuit design, Superconducting qubits
Responsibilities
- Design and implement industry quality software infrastructure to automate the quantum integrated circuit design workflow, including the classical electromagnetic simulations of the device and the diagonalization of the quantum device Hamiltonian.
- Accelerate simulations by adapting them for high performance compute clusters, including acceleration with GPU clusters where appropriate.
- Develop optimization routines that wrap around the automated design and simulation workflow to improve the performance of quantum integrated circuits across a broad range of metrics (loss, crosstalk, etc…)
- Drive a deeper understanding of our existing quantum processor designs and contribute to the design of next-generation architectures through computational modeling.
- Collaborate with quantum integrated design and simulation engineers to identify and address inefficiencies in the design process.
Other
- Ability to excel in a collaborative environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Applications from women, minorities, and other under-represented groups are encouraged.
- We strive to create an inclusive work environment and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
