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Intern: Quantum Benchmarking focus

Overview

The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C®), the premier quantum industry consortium, is a public-private partnership managed by SRI International.  QED-C has a mission to grow the quantum economy via community building, collaboration, and commercialization.  It includes participants and partners from more than 250 industry, academic and government organizations worldwide. Learn more about QED-C at

https://quantumconsortium.org/

 

QED-C is seeking interns to assist in enhancing and implementing new application-oriented benchmark programs and techniques in a public open-source project.  Interns will be able to work a hybrid schedule if you are local to the Arlington, VA office or work fully remotely.  Opportunities are available part-time during the spring semester and full-time during the summer.

Responsibilities

The interns will implement algorithms to run on quantum computing simulators and on multiple quantum computing hardware systems, including publicly available systems. The interns will draft technical documentation and contribute to scientific manuscripts.

 

Several leading quantum computing companies are involved in the effort and the individuals will interact with and learn from technical experts in the quantum industry.

Qualifications

  • Current undergraduate or graduate students with a demonstrable interest in quantum technology.
  • Expertise in at least one (preferably more) quantum programming environments such as Qiskit, Cirq, Braket, PennyLane, and Q#
  • Experience implementing quantum algorithms on NISQ computers
  • Working knowledge of Python and GitHub

Desired qualifications:

  • Familiarity with common quantum computing benchmarking methodologies
  • Familiarity with existing quantum computing software repositories, e.g., on GitHub and particularly https://github.com/SRI-International/QC-App-Oriented-Benchmarks
  • Experience with Jupyter Notebook, plotting libraries, cloud-based or containerized deployment of applications, and graphical user interfaces
  • Demonstrated responsibility on a collaborative project
  • Strong written and verbal scientific communication skills

 

The salary range is: $20-$38/hr. Salary ranges will vary and are based on several factors, including geographic location, market competitiveness and equity amongst internal employees in similar roles. Positions may also qualify for SRI's Pay for Outstanding Performance program or the annual Performance Based Compensation program. SRI also has a competitive benefits package, to view details please go to https://www.sri.com/resources/benefits/.

 

SRI is an independent nonprofit research institute headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., with a rich history of supporting government and industry. We create and deliver world-changing solutions for a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future. For more than 75 years, we have collaborated across technical and scientific disciplines to discover and develop groundbreaking products and technologies and bring innovations and ideas to the marketplace.

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