Job Summary:
Core4ce is seeking a Quantum Engineer SME to provide expert guidance on quantum computing technologies and support complex GEOINT challenges. The role involves analysis, system design, and performance evaluation using quantum and classical methods.
Responsibilities:
• Provides technical knowledge and analysis of quantum computing technologies such as quantum machine learning, quantum architectures, and quantum simulation.
• Provides functional analysis, design, integration, documentation and advice on exceptionally difficult GEOINT problems that require significant knowledge and/or experience in quantum computing technologies.
• Apply principles, methods, and knowledge of functional areas (quantum machine learning and related quantum computing technologies) and exceptionally difficult and narrowly defined technical problems in engineering and other scientific applications.
• Ability to conduct trade studies and provide analysis to review/asses proposed quantum machine learning methods, technical reports, assess impacts on product quality, and characterize performance using quantum simulation (or related technology) to support verification or product quality.
• SME topic areas include R&D of quantum computing, quantum machine learning, classical machine learning, classical computing, and GEOINT data domains.
• This position is designed to be flexible, with responsibilities evolving to meet business needs and enable individual growth.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or related discipline
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience supporting quantum computing
• Experience with Intelligence Community or related mission space
• 15 years of experience and a PhD degree. Or a MA/MS degree and 18 years of experience. Or a BS/BS degree and 20 years of experience and be recognized within a discipline relevant to the work associated with the position.
• 3 or more total years of experience working with one or more topic areas of Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum Clouds, Quantum simulation tools, PennyLane, Qiskit, or Quantum Encoding.
• 3 or more total years of experience developing algorithms from one or more topic areas of image processing, object detection, image classification, synthetic image generation, anomaly detection or graph-based routing.
• 3 or more total years of experience developing algorithms with one or more topic areas of GEOINT missions, Electro-Optical and / or Hyper-Spectral Imagery.
• 2 or more total years of experience creating briefing materials and technical documents translating quantum computing concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Types of recognition include Federal, national or internationally recognized professional organization or academia, and/or relevant publication in a reputable medium.
Company:
Core4ce is a mission-oriented company that serves as a trusted partner to the national security community. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in Reston, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.