Researcher - Quantum Error Correction

IonQ•College Park, MD

2d•$169,437 - $221,837•Remote

About The Position

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance. Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. We are looking for Quantum Error Correction Staff Researcher. As a QEC Staff Researcher, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. In this role, you will contribute to the design of IonQ fault-tolerant quantum computer by conducting research in quantum error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing. You will work on designing, optimizing and simulating quantum error correction codes, decoders or logical operations which are at the core of our large-scale quantum computing architecture.

Requirements

5 years of research experience
PhD in quantum computing in math / physics/ CS or related field.
Strong expertise with QEC simulation, physics simulation, Stim, Monte-Carlo simulations.

Nice To Haves

Strong publications and conference talks in quantum error correction.
Experience in quantum error correction, logical operations and decoders.
Solid mathematical background in linear algebra, finite fields, probability theory, graph theory and standard techniques used in quantum computing
Strong expertise with QEC simulation, physics simulation, Stim, Monte-Carlo simulations
Ability to communicate from community to business to PhD level

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design of core components of our fault-tolerant quantum computer architecture such as quantum error correction protocols, logical operations or decoders.
Contribute to the development of the simulation tools of the quantum error correction team.
Contribute to research papers.
Collaborate with team members with different areas of expertise and experiences.