Senior Quantum Systems Engineer - Quantum Computing

at Nvidia

📍 World
📍 Canada
📍 United States

USD 152,000-287,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ Remote

Used Tools & Technologies

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Required Skills & Competences
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1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;

3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;

10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.

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Details

Join NVIDIA's rapidly growing Quantum Computing team focused on accelerating the quantum ecosystem and enabling fault-tolerant quantum computing. You will work with internal product, research, and engineering teams, as well as external partners, to define system requirements and translate product needs into technical requirements across hardware, software, and firmware.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with internal product, research, and engineering teams and external partners to define system requirements that enable fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Develop novel approaches to real-time quantum error correction and calibration supported by rigorous systems analysis for a variety of qubit modalities.
Distill product requirements into technical requirements spanning hardware, software, and firmware.
Develop test cases supporting technical requirements and review test implementations for correctness and completeness.
Adopt a culture of collaboration, rapid innovation, technical depth, and creative problem solving.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience. Higher degrees are welcome.
5+ years of post-bachelor’s experience with responsibility for engineering across multiple parts of a complex hardware and software system.
Deep hands-on experience working with real qubits and quantum control systems software.
Passion to drive technology innovations into NVIDIA software and hardware products to support quantum computing.

Ways to stand out

Experience with design of quantum control systems and techniques, including communication and networking.
Experience developing real-time systems and embedded software.
Knowledge of methods for benchmarking quantum computers.
Experience adopting AI and ML techniques for system design or analysis.
Experience with CUDA and NVIDIA GPUs.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary ranges provided: Level 3: 152,000 USD - 218,500 USD; Level 4: 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD.
Eligible for equity and company benefits.

Additional information

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until January 25, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer.