The AWS Center for Quantum Computing is looking to hire a Sr. Applied Scientist with expertise in computational physics as well as software engineering. In this role, you will work on Palace, our open-source cloud-scalable 3D finite-element electromagnetics solver [1,2], as well as research related to numerical simulation and scientific computing.

You will have an opportunity to make an enduring impact on the development of fault-tolerant quantum computers without necessarily having a quantum computing research background. Take a look at what we're building!

[1] https://github.com/awslabs/palace
[2] https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/quantum-computing/aws-releases-open-source-software-palace-for-cloud-based-electromagnetics-simulations-of-quantum-computing-hardware/


Key job responsibilities
You will build modeling and simulation capabilities in an open-source 3D finite element electromagnetics solver, diagnose and improve performance, maintain CI/CD and builds, and address issues reported internally and externally.

You will conduct research at the intersection of computational electromagnetics and superconducting quantum computing and serve as a domain expert and mentor to internal team members who work on device design and modeling and simulation tools.

A day in the life
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About the team
You are joining a team that is building scientific application codes for quantum electronic design automation. You will work closely with a co-located quantum processor design team. We release and contribute to open source software.