Quantum Networking Theorist

Description

The Leidos Quantum Incubator has an opening for a Quantum Networking Theorist with a background in quantum information science. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to help grow the Leidos quantum technologies portfolio of contract and internal R&D projects, benchmarking, and operational prototypes. In this position, the Quantum Networking Theorist will participate in the full life cycle of research & development of optical systems for the study of quantum-enabled remote sensing and communications.

Ideal candidates should be interested in a career devoted to applied research and development with strong mathematical and software skills and should be interested in maturing technologies from concept to prototype.

• Design, simulate, and analyze cutting edge devices in quantum communication, sensing, and precision positioning, navigation, and timing
• Develop new concepts for quantum communication and distributed quantum device protocols
• Design software to create high-fidelity simulation of quantum communications, photonics, or sensing experiments
• Collaborate with other team members, engineers, and scientists across the company and different fields to leverage quantum technologies to achieve mission goals

• T3:
  Bachelor’s degree in physics, engineering, or related fields and 4+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
• T4:
  Bachelor’s degree in physics, engineering, or related fields and 8+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.

• Research experience in one or more of the following areas: CV and DV quantum optics, quantum entanglement structure theory, quantum communications protocols, quantum information science, quantum error correction, and entangled quantum sensing
• Familiarity with quantum information software tools such as Qiskit, Pennylane, SeQUeNCE, QuTIP, etc.
• Experience developing innovative solutions based upon the application of relevant research results from a wide variety of sources
• Strong theory and analytical skills
• Strong technical writing skills with experience in writing advanced technical proposals
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance
• Strong desire to learn new technologies and flexibility to change from one project to another quickly
• Experience with standard programming languages for analytics or scientific applications, such as Python, Matlab, and Mathematica
• Ability to effectively communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Highly motivated to publish in peer-reviewed journals and present research at conferences

• PhD in physics, mathematics, applied physics, engineering or related fields.
• Extensive experience researching in quantum information and communication theory
• Familiarity with stabilizer error correcting approaches as well as nontraditional approaches such as GKP, cat codes, and error detecting codes
• Familiarity with theory and applications of quantum networks such as distributed quantum algorithms, network nonlocality, distributed quantum sensing, etc.
• Comfort with tools ranging from numerical simulation to mathematical proof to demonstrate viability of quantum information concepts
• Experience with covert quantum communications protocols such as QKD, QSDC, entanglement-assisted communication etc.
• Experience with quantum-classical hybrid processing
• Interest and experience in quantum communications, quantum networks, quantum sensing
• Demonstrated experience in proposing and winning independent research funding
• DoD Top Secret Clearance

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