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Role Description

Technergetics is seeking to hire a Systems Engineer to support the AFRL (Airforce Research Laboratory) in Rome, New York and other DoD and Performer locations across the country. While a research background is a valuable skillset for this position, the objective is evaluation, not research.

This position will work closely with DARPA’s cross-organizational Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) AFRL team to:

• Review, validate, and document approaches enabling revolutionary advances in design, engineering, testing, and evaluation in the domain of fault-tolerant quantum computing.
• Explore computational workflows that include quantum computing procedures.
• Determine if any emerging approaches to quantum computing can achieve industrially useful operation exponentially faster than conventional predictions.

Qualifications

• At minimum one year of professional experience in physics, mathematics, computer engineering, operations research or closely related position in addition to education requirements.
• Knowledge and experience with standard Systems Engineering (SE) frameworks and practices (SysML, DoDAF, etc.); Experience with DoE SE practices is a plus.
• Knowledge of benchmarking methodologies, performance analysis, and GPU/CPU optimization.
• Experience with secure infrastructure, air-gapped environments, and data transfer policies.
• Familiar with typical DoD reviews, including technical review products and organizational structure.
• Experience with development/execution of modeling and simulation tools and related software tools and techniques.
• Ability to leverage mathematics and statistics to analyze, visualize, and explain complex and unstructured data.
• Comfortable speaking to diverse audiences; capable of organizing and conveying abstract/complex ideas and concepts.
• Able to expediently generate focused and detailed work product based on evolving/general/nebulous task requests.
• Understand USAF/DoD structure and current strategic guidance; able to follow and respect the chain of command.
• Comfortable engaging in frequent and recurring video teleconference (VTC) meetings (camera on).
• Candidates must be capable of working independently to produce timely products, with a mindset that embraces the flexibility required to define and follow the procedures for DARPA’s new and evolving QBI program.

Requirements

• This position requires, at minimum, graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Mathematics or Engineering discipline.
• A Master of Science degree or PhD in Engineering, Logistics, Computer Science/Engineering, Operations Research, or related field is strongly preferred.
• The following knowledge of quantum computing is a plus:
• Knowledge and experience with photonic principles, devices and circuits, integrated photonic chips, and similar.
• Familiarity with quantum simulators (Qiskit, Cirq, QuTiP, etc.) and scientific data workflows.
• Knowledge and experience with superconductor principles, devices and circuits, integrated superconductor chips, and similar.
• Knowledge and experience of the principles and practices of using other viable quantum information modalities, such as solid-state devices, atomic systems, etc. for elements of scalable quantum computation.
• Experience planning, performing, and conducting experimental quantum research using computer simulations and mathematical models.
• Specific experience with quantum computing hardware, especially valuable if it is across multiple qubit modalities.
• Specific experience developing quantum algorithms designed for fault-tolerant quantum computers.
• Expertise in quantum resource estimation tools and techniques for analyzing quantum circuits.
• Experience or academic background in Quantum Error Correction and quantum fault tolerance.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• 401(k) policy with a 3% company contribution & 3% company match.
• Generous Paid Time Off (including a PTO “gift day” for your birthday).
• 11 Federal Holidays per year.
• Three weeks paid maternity/paternity leave.
• Annual technology “allowances”.
• Referral bonuses, professional recognition awards, healthcare stipends.
• Tuition/education reimbursement (once specific requirements are met).
• Flexible daily start and stop times for most projects and positions.

Company Description

Technergetics is a US-based company headquartered in Utica, NY, with employees and clients located throughout the country. The Utica/Rome area is a hub of cutting-edge cyber technology research, bolstered by the Griffiss Business & Technology Park’s tenants and facilities, including the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). At Technergetics, we work with a wide variety of technologies, including mobile and web apps, Quantum computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, AI-enabled edge devices, and many more.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.